SECOND PART.
THE PAM CRANKS
Whoso Strange Ideas Make Miserable
the Lives of Washington
Model Makers.
THE PERPETOAL MOTION MAKIA
Andtho Darius Green Theory Both Pro
ductive of Many Clever and
Remarkable Devices.
WONDERFUL PACIFIC OCEAN CRABS
In an EiMMt or Trllolltes at the Bmllasoalaa
Iastltntlon.
rcOKnrsrosDEKCE or the DisrXTCB.l
WAsniKOTOK, July 11. The last In
ventor of a flying machine was found dead
in his bed one day this week at a fonrtb rate
hotel on Pennsylvania avenue. He died of
a broken heart. All the little savings with
which he came to Washington a few months
ago had been spent in the construction of
models that somehow would never quite
work. His notion was not that of the ordin
ary experimentor in aeronautics, whose am
bition it is to fly high. On the contrary he
considered that for all useful purposes it was
simply desirable to elevate and control his
apparatus at a height of not moro than ten
feet above the ground, and thus to swim
along over people's heads at such a rate of
speed as his propelling equipment was able
to give. Given a vacuum enclosed in an ex
hausted receiver, and it is bound to float in
the air, il only the receiver itself is at once
strong enough to resist the atmospheric pres
sure, and not no heavy as to overcome the
element of buoyancy.
TtXIXO MAY ME POSSIBLE.
In aluminum, which may now bo bought
for so little as ?2 a pound by the ton, the in
ventor thought that a material light enough
and strong enough was to be lound; no
metal surpasses it m resisting power, uud its
specific gravitv is a trifle less than that of
common chalk. A cigar-shaped tank of
aluminum 30 feet in length and strongly
ribbed, ought, when exhausted ot air, to
sustain itself and 400 pounds in addition,
thus being capable oi upholding a compact
electric engine to work the fans of a pro
peller and at least one passenger.
Such, ut all events, was the inventor's
idea, and one of tho best-known patent law
yers in this city said yesterday that he was
convinced it was practicable. The only
doubt he had was as to the matter of speed;
but, the problem ot buoyancy once solved,
that would soon follow. Certainly it was a
mitUkc, lie thought, to relegate flying by
nrtiCcc to the same category of impossibili
ties with perpetual motion and like absurd
ities. Ko less an authority than the great
Edison has declared that the thing will one
day be accomplished, though not by ordi
nary balloons or imitation wings.
rEltlTrtJAli MOTION MANIA,
Of all the cranks who make life a misery
far the model makers around the Patent Of
fice here, the perpetual motion maniacs are
the worst. They are the ones who are most
npt to he nlraid lest their Inventions be
ttttlen, an J sometimes they go so iar as to 111'
fclst upon the mechanic's agreeing Unit their
models shall lie worked upon only when tio
other tuslomers are about, precautions be'
ing taken In hide Ibeiii at ones II anybody
twines lnl'flie Shop, Even of the (intent law.
jers whom they ate obliged (a consult they
ore slmiil, lest Ihelr Idea, reprePtitlris as
they do glgnhifa fortunes tempt the iuefW
tlouil tutu in Hititnittiile tlieui,
UHWtltinnlly tliey hill tlnlgvle (lie model
malms Mir idear tleoetliiliou of what tliey
waul by reason of Hit1 Mine ill eon, One tif
(hem tried It inakt hiirtjAiii leeenily fur
tlieimiMiiutloii cif s model, lint eonlil not
be luilneed to sy anything, moie about it
lliaii IIihI (litre hns "pretty iiladi mmpIi
oilt upon It Mlliere would l on a iuh
lllll HiaelllllM," 'Ilia model oilier n wliom
tills IMHII applied (hat many yours t
Hie!Jfciiw ii mii pir"!!iu million fiends,
iu ha never known one nl ilium In own up
that Ills oiiilriyui(iu wesit afiiu, Ti miu
illilK luviiilaldy wanls only a Ultlu Jm
tiroyeu.eut lo iubI.u It HnrL.
A ItlEkIAllKAllI.lI IllSVldl'.,
Perhaps the must extraordinary nl Ilia de
vices lor icrirliul niolloii t it mod out by
this in iiilul imikor Has thu Invention ul n
rrank who walked nil Ilia Hay limn floorulu
lo Washington In piocnro his patent. Tho
conlrlV'incoooiulilail nl n laiMratuowurU
wild lour ii li'hls. In Willi h sua to ho
swung hack mid lorili ilia oullro trunk of a
largo true. When tho Imtt mid ol tho tree
in swinging struck a spring "u "no slria thu
spring was ut loose mid throw tlio trro hack
tnwurd tho oilier iddo, vthuro It struck an
other spring which in turn flung It hack to
the first spring, am! so on, The only troublo
with the thing, Ilia Inventor said, was
that It would go so fast mid was so dlMuiill
to stop when onca started, Oi course, the
perpetual motion onco ohtulned In this way,
it was itn easy mutter lo transform It Into
power for running mills or for any other
fiurposD. The model'mado according to his
nttructlons would not work, hut that was
the model maker's fault.
Another machine lor the same purposo
was composed of 200 long sticks, each
pivoted at tho middle, aud nn cijual num
ber of rubber bauds connecting them
together. It was simply necessary to start
one stick revolving on Its pivot, the result
being such a multiplication of energy hy
tho action of this original farce through tho
other rubber hands and sticks, which wrro
supposed to act as levers, that tho inventor
was afraid lest some terrific accident might
occur and so retrained irom putting in as
many sticks and levers as he might other
wise have done.
CLEVErt, HUT IMMtACTICAL.
Btlll another pcrpctuil motion machine
was a wheel from equi-distaut points on the
periphery, of which hung heavy balls on the
ends of rods. Tho wheel, being sturted, re
volving to tho right, carried the
balls dangling on tho ends of hanging
rods up around its left-hand side to
the topmost point of its circumference, when
au automatic catch threw the rods out hori
xontally to tho right, the hcavv balls being
thus cast over far out of tho center of
gravity of the wheel, which their weight
pulled down to the right aide; when each
ball got to the bottom of the wheel it fell
into the wheel's center of gravity once
more and carried up and around again.
Given a succession of balls throwing
themselves one after another out of the
center of gravity of the wheel, and you
ought to have perpetual motion. The
reason you don't is the same that prevents
you Irom lifting yourself up by your boot
straps. Yet another interesting perpetual motion
model that he had made, the model maker
said, was a pivoted board on which a little
car ran back and forth. "When it reached
one end of the board it loosened a spring,
which tilted the board the other way, so
that the car ran back to the end from which
it bad stirted, where it touched nnothcr
spring, tilted the board the other way, was
sent back again, and so-on ad infinitum.
ENDLKSS riCI.T l'l:CIlt,E.
Ono spring that winds nnother up while
Jt runs down itself, and vice crsa recipro
"callv without ceasing, Is another lorui of
perpetual motion cmtrivaticc offered lu
tualiy editions. Also au Inclined plana
down, which six cars ruu while three are
holrted Ulilo their starting point on an end.
leisbslUirlncliilfc Six car running down
ought, certainly to he able to lift three
others up, though they don't, somehow; the
inventor who finds out how to mako them
do so will earn his everlasting fortune. One
of the most plausible machines of this sort
consists simply of a big wheel pivoted on a
point at tho center, with a metal ball run
ning around the periphery. According to
all reason and common sense that ball, once
started, ought to go on for ever.
Model makers and patent agents are fre
quently violently abused by inventors for
constructing unsuccessful models or for
venturing to doubt the value of original
ideas. By the way, the latest thing in the
inventive line to appear in Washington
during the recent hot weather was a fan for
nn attachment lo the steering piece of a
bicycle, to revolve automatically and keep
tho rider cool as ho proceeds along the
asphaltum streets upon the flying wheel.
EXHIBITION OP TRIX.OBITSS.
The most wonderful exhibition of crabs
and lobsters over seen in this world will be
placed on permanent view in Washington
as soon as the Smithsonian Institution gets
its new building. At present the collection
is stored away ont of sight for want of space
to show it properly, In this exhibition
will be displayed for the instruction of the
nation members of tho crustacean family
that were actually alive during the earliest
geological epoch 20,000,000 of years ago.
These "trilobites," as they are called,
were cotemporary with the earliest crea
tures that lived upon the earth. They are
taken out of the rock to-day as pcrlect as
when they were enclosed in the shelly mud
200,000 centuries ago; the very facets of their
eyes are as distinct as in life. It you like,
you may find any number of their direct de
scendants in the horse shoe crabs on the sea
beach. The horeshoe crabs, indeed, may
fairly be called tho oldest creatures in the
world, being but a slightly modified trilo
bite and thus representing tho very most
ancient family that anything is known
about. In comparatively modern times,
only 18,000.000 of years ago, some crusta
ceans attaiued great size. Frogs in these
days used to grow as big as men are now aud
thought nothing of hooping two or three
blocks' distance at one jump; it was the age
of things gigantic, nnd a lobster-like c res
tore six feet in length, called the "Ptery
gctns," prowled the wattery shallows then
in search of prey.
LOBSTERS OF GREAT LENGTH.
It is not so very many years now since
lobsters were captured weighing as much as
40 pounds apiece. There-' is one .such in the
Smithsonian collection, three feet long in
the body and with claws big and strong
enough to crush your clenched fist Un
fortunately, the business of lobsters has
Lbcen carried on for a century or so past with
so much eagerness that all the big ones
pretty nearly have been taken and eaten.
To find a giant crustacean to-day, you
must go to the eastern shore of Asia, where
disports himself the enormous Japanese
crab, which has claws which spread 12 feet
Even the crabs of Itidcr Haggard's fancy
did not attain the dimensions ol this Asiatic
reality. One ol the most extraordinary oi
the Smithsonian's specimens is a "cocoannt
crab" a tremendously powerful looking
creature, so big that when tightly folded up
it will fill a four gallon glass jar. This is
tlrs crab that climbs the cocoa
nut tree, and after plucking
the fruit, tears off the outer husk with its
mighty claws, and then "knocks in the shell
in one of the "eyes," subsequently digging
out the meat with the long aud narrow pair
qI pincers provided by nature for this pur
pose. Tho cocoanut crab inhabits the
islands of the Indiau Ocean. It accumu
lates surprising Quantities of the picked
fibers of the cocoanut which it uses as n bed;
the flesh is very good to eat, and under lis
tall is n mnss of fat which sometimes yields
as much as a quart of limpid oil. Among
OTiimt sthAnoe orAbs
In the Smithsonian collection Is n smaller
tarletr ol this satue sticcie", which lives ttl a
burrow at the root of ft fruit tree. Theu
there Is Ute "palliled erah" of the West
Indies, which Is ft land animal) It used to
etttt there In cauiitless numbers, tttid in
dulged MiiHiially In a migration to the
sett const, moving always lu a eeiutuei
ttfiny, llntlnu siiuli lUlgrMlniiif they
were e&utjlit in ureal iiuinhefn, ami
oo have Mome ttlinoil extmtit, A eral)
irflin the lltttliniloe U remmkshle fur its
tvrflliiPM In Funnlntf, which has given it the
minis uf (lie "horneniHii ert," The
"liiiFipiip" is nFi?elP4of raiMiiliej)lenll'
lul on llm Nlinres of the Arirlmip, wlili'li Inn
two lee oh Hi liapk jfrent convenlenoe,
'Inns, jf i urn mi Imitoin mile i, lie omi run
jlislss Hull (llflt HHyi
TimllBinjiMn ulvealistnf all Ilia ntleer
onths in he Iminil In (ha wnr hi, would lie
nhsurn, linwevsri Oiis reiinirknhlu sptp,
men In Ilia Hniltlisoiiiau oollioilou js oullro
y coverall will) what looks Ilka wht
muss, hut Is in rallty eoinulhlng bi'lwei
llm veK0'14'''0 n"1' l'i oulinal, All cruhs nf
that vitrluly haya n emit of this
soil to lomlcii tlium lllillslliigujsli
ohlu hy iholr em titles anil tin
noognlsuhlo by tholr ploy. Another kind
ol orah Is always covered with crowing
sponge, savo his eyes, nntotinnu and the tips
of hit claws. He hides In rruvlcus whom
sponge grows among the rooks, anil huoouies
us tuuolt Ilka them as ho knows how.
l'EOUUAll 1'ADIirjU I'ltODUUTH.
A crab front the Vaclflo coast Is Invariably
found with sea anemones growing nil over
his bank nnd less, Another from tho same
region has large tubes with which it sueks
water Into Its lungs by way of breathing.
Hllll another California crab has n very
neatly made snufl-box underneath Its body,
for holding eggs whkh closes with a snap,
fastening Just like a resl snuff-box. A crab
with a long beak and legs that look like
straws Is also from the Pacific.
One of the fiercest crabs known is plentl
lul on the coast ot South America. It is
called the "rook orah" and hides In crevices
among stones. It Is captured usually by
dropping a hook on th end of a strlug'lnto
Its lair, when it will seiste the hook In anger
and permit Itsslf to be hauled out by its own
grip, which Is so strong that the claw will
still bite powerfully alter it has been pulled
off from tho animal. A funny crab is tho
"wesimate," which one finds in oysters; it
does not harm tho bivalve, but merely lives
in tho shell with It and feeds upon what
ever the oyster gets to cat. There are a good
many very surprising orabs already on ex
hibition in the Smithsonian; some of tbem
are sufficiently big and horrible of aspect to
rujiuy u vivik.
Since 1833 the Fish Commission has been
engaged at Wood's Hall, Mass., in propa
gating young lobsters by hand, to plant In
the New England waters which the fisheries
have depleted to such an extent that lob
sters may almost be said to have been driven
out of that aqueous region.
SUCCESSFUL LOBSTER CULTURE.
In 1880 the Cape Cod Lobster Fishery
which at one time supplied the NewYorlc
market almost wholly, gave employment to
only three or lour men. Each year since
then the number of lobsters captured per
trap set has been steadily reduced. Mean
while, however, the Fish Commission has
been hatching and letting loose along the
shore millions of young lobsters. It's "work
has not as yet had time to exhibit visible
effect for the simple reason that tho
lobsters thus propagated bv hand have not
had time to grow to any size. It takes six
or seven years for a newly-hatched lobster
to obtain a length ol 10 inches. But it is
expected that tho boped-lor results will soon
show themselves, as has been the case with
cod artificially hatched. So plentiful have
young cod become, owing to the commis
sion's efforts in this way, that fishermen
have heen seriously annoyed by them of
late through the nibbling off of thelrbolls.
Last year the station at Wood's Holl lib
crutcd 4,600,000 young lobsters, this number
representing about CO per cent of the num
ber of ekgs incubated. At Wood's Holl
the hatching process is performed In glass
jars so arranged that Iresh sea water is con
stantly circulating among the eggs, The
eggs nre ollvc-grcen In color, nnd when their
time for hutching approaches the shells ho
tome translucent, to that one can tee the
embryo lobster colled up luslde, When ,
THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH.
they come ont they are about five-sixteenths
of an inch in length, and they have to be
fed with finely powdered clams, crab meat,
etc. Boats are sent out with nets towed be
hind to scoop In for their food the small
crustacean that floats on the surface of the
water. It is always a matter of great diffi
culty to secure a sufficient number of female
lobsters with eggs to supply the demand for
batching purposes. Bene Bacue.
SOUTHSIDE PARKS.
CHIEF BIQELOW8 P(.AN8 FOR HILLTOP
BREATHINQ PLACE8.
Sltsi That Woold Afford PletnrosQ.no nnd
Pleasant Views Hope That the Thickly
Populated Dlstrlcu May bo Acoom-
roodntofl A West End Location.
There is now a strong probability that tho
Southside will, in the near future, have a
pork,'or scries of parks. Chief Bigelow has
been for somo time working on plans to give
the Southside a number of small parks at
different points, as a part of his pet projeot
to have Pittsburg the best supplied park
city in the United States.
His plan is to make Behenley Park the
grand central park of the city with a large
zoo, monuments and'all other attractions of
a similar nature. He then proposes to es
tablish smaller parks in different parts of
the city as breathing spots for those who
cannot go to Schenley Park whenever they
wish a breath of air or a sight of a lawn and
flowers. Bigelow Park at the Highland
avenue reservoir is a part of this plan. It
has been made a beautiful spot and visited
by hundreds of people dally.
BOMS Or TUB CHIEF'S PLANS.
On Sunday people from all over the city
enjoy the entrancing view from the heights
of Bigelow Park and cool their heated brows
from scats 'neath the trees by the side of the
little artificial lake. Bigelow Park has been
finished and Schenley Park has been
planned out and will soon assume the form
mapped oat by its projectors. The next
thing will be some parks tor the Southside.
The Chief has done some figuring on the
Southside park question, bnt so far has been
so busy with other things that he has not
had time to do anything in the matter. He
wants to get Schenley Park off bis hands,
and then he will delve into the question of
parks for the Southside, and says that tho
people will have no cause to complain.
Just where the parks will be located has
not-been decided on, or, if so, the Chief is
not willing to talk on that point. Some
tlmo ago a land owner in the Brownstown
district made some overtures toward do
nating a tract of ground in that section for
a park, hut the offer did not develop into a
certainty. Other land owners on the hill
who have a soft place in their hearts for the
comfort of their fcllowtnen may open their
purse strings and their hearts at the same
time and donate land for a park.
TUB NEED OF A PARK.
The need of n park for the Southside is
too evident to all residents on this side of the
river to need agitation in the press. Until
a bridge is built that will connect Schenley
Park with tho Soutbsldo that luxury is too
far off to be enjoyed by residents of this side
to any extent. The prospect of a bridge be
ing built is very distant from present indi
cations, and the citizens must cling to the
hope of having a park of their own.
The lower Southside is built up too solid
for a park site to be found, but there is
plenty of desirable land on the hill and the
increased number of inclines will make a
park in that section accessible. Desirable
sites can Also be obtained in the West End
and the hilltop may each have a park with
one in the West Eu'd district.
BLUEBEARD'S CLOSET,
eANOUINAHV MYbTEMY
f-AHMHOUsfe,
IN
A QUIET
Tim Awful Hi erf Told by A ftervaal tilrl
fit-tnis is hh IIIIIl'IhI ItiVMlltialltiH by llifl
Chief ef i'olleei (JsrsRer and Oihers
Whni they lllsettvererii
UniSfOfi, I'd., July ll,lflliifui Anxiety
)hh retailed llirotigliotit ilfistol fur several
thtvt imst over the nniigiiliiitry ilory lolil hy
a youiifl German girl of the horrible gftfht
tlmllmd Mautfereii lierntlliefHrm of Fjitlmflii
Tiieker, iieur the borough, Tiieker'i farm
li About two mid one-liitlf miles nut nf lri
tol. A month nyo lis hired a Qernmn uirl
nainuil Ifslle Nmmin, 15 yenri old, wlimu
hninu s at Nn( 7fl Jersey slreel, 'J'rsnlon,
Last flaitirriay Kills lt Hie farm Ann re
turned home, Mile WM osoaBiihigly nervous
and lud no tippetlle, At firl lw would not
tcl her family why sim hud left TueWs,
hut alter inuoli persiiuslnn hy it slslur lUtlu
sali that she hod found the dom hmly of a
man In it pantry In tlio Tucker nruilioitis,
Hliu said that Mrs. Tucker hail Inrhlddun
her to no into Unit pantry without giving
any reason, Once about to do so slio whs
pusiioit across ma mom, -j tits, or course,
made the girl moro anxious tn' Imped that
dark pldos than uny other part nl the home,
Hhe opened tho door lust Saturday and
peered in. The smell was dreadful. On the
iionr she saw ahody). The fuoo was covered
hy a hut, but there was blood all oyer the
alothlng uud on the floor. The girl said she
knew that tho mini's throat was out from oar
to oar. She Jerked the door shut, gatheted
her raiment and fled from the farm.
Katie's sister Inst no lime in telling this
story to the Chief of Police 4n Trenton, lie
wired to Chief Charles Sitxlon, of Bristol.
Next day Buxton and Coroner nrennen. or
Ducks county, went to Trenton and Inter
viewed the girl. She told them the same
story, nnd maintained stoutly that there was
a bloody body in the pantry.
Upon their return to Bristol they prepared
cautiously and silently lor a descent upon
tho Tucker farm, A carriage was hired,
Chief Saxtnn armed himself with two pairs
ol handcuffs, Coroner Brenneu carried s
death blank and a number of subpeona
and three backers accompanied tho officials.
At thr- farm it was learned that Mr. nnd
Mrs. Tucker were away. A married daugh
ter nnd two domestics recoived the visitors.
A desultory conversation took- place for
half nn hour before tho chief finally vent
ured to say that ho bad come to get some
things which Katie had left at the house.
She had left them, be said, In the pantry.
He was asked to enter and search.
The pantry is a small, dark closet, and
the party .explored it with a caution. When
the door was opened a little way a most
offensive smell issued forth. Whether it
indicated a dead body or n convention of
tanyards the officials could not decide. The
door was pushed back enough to allow one
man to enter with a lamp and drag forth
into the kitchen a long, heavy object. A
blue blouse was placed about ono end ot it.
Tho blouse was pulled off and the officers
beheld a roll of old quilts, with red patches.
Disappointment swept over their faces like
a cloud shadows over a wheat field. This
was tho only dead body in the bouse. A
further search revealed in the pantry a
bursted can of tomatoes, covered with mold
and oausing a vile odor. The roll of quilts
was left at the farm house and the drive
back to Bristol was silent, Tho Chief and
Coroner are averse to disousslng the affair.
PHilKO TIP A CAHAL.
Pennsylvania ItnllroHil Oporntlonl Stopped
by mi Injunction.
Eeadwo, July 11. Tho Pennsylvania
Railroad put a force of CO men at work this
'morning filling up the bed of tho old'1 Union
canal, lor the purpose of laying a track to
the mouth of theTulpohockon creek, About
10 o'clock an Injunction was procured by
Grant Weldtnan and W. S. llussolf,
trustees of the canal, and the work was
stopped, i t
LACfl cUHaitu, several 1 to 4 pair 1oti.
Marked tit about one-half value to eloie,
txssu lluuus b Hack.
PITTSBURG, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1890.
IN BRITISH AFRICA.
Sketches and Notes From an Import
ant English Colony.
HABITABLE HOUSES VERY SCARCE.
Tho Laws of Cirillistlon Forcibly Applied
to Dusky JStII Doers.
AWPDL WORK 07 THE FIEECB HABAI
THE negotiations he
tween Her Majesty's
Government and that
of the German Em
pire for an agreement
to define the respective
limits of territory in
the interior of East
Central Africa, which
are to determine the
"sphere of influence,"
and possibly the fu
ture dominion, oi
British and German
authorized companies)
have excited much at
tention. The princi
pal British settlement
is at tho seaport of
Mombasa, where the
headquarters of the
A luheila CAfe.
company's administration havo been estab
lished by Mr. George Mackenzie, and which
will be the official residence of Sir Francis
H V -'iCSAl
ftllSOSftltS (TAttliM
fie Wlritdli, reeerltty BlipGlnted fjevefuer of
liritltlt Hftst Atrieiti We are favored hy
(Jaiitftiu Hubert ilrereleii, mya the Mini'
tralul Lunttdn News, late ef the ffofty
sixth Ketjiiiieul, wliu has relumed to J$ii
aland (row h term of eiiiriloyuient in the
efunpny's einlorntlons aud survey, with
ikelelies of Mombasa mid lis violnlly, slid
with the tallowing deerlillv iioIph
The iiowffimlllHriiii!iioriuoiiiiJMStiinn!
for both nn llnnd mid a town, the iilnnri Is
only between two or three inile in dlmm"
ler, mid lies in mi inlet nf the m some IW
miles in (he north of tf!tii?lbnr, The old
town is on the northprii snore of tlm nlnnry,
only Imlf a mile frnm the miiln Imid nt
J3nnlili Poind Allliauuh the anulioroH" ut
Mombasa is vary llmllml, (lie Imperial ilrll
Ish Hast Africa Company, with their In
domitable determination In make this m
tinrtnu! possession n credit In Kiiglitml, will
shortly establish a ioitcitjmhlo of holtlliig
the Isrgeit flout.
The suit horu Is hotter than In India, hut
Ihore Is usunlly u ooul hreezo Irom llm sen,
Tho population of the town Is about ID, 000.
u ii il ootiilits tirlnolually of Wiisuuhall unii
Arabs, with some Hindoo Ilunluii trnilurs
und slaves from the native tribes nf the in
terior, The town itself is unlit lor Ultro
neous to reside In, consisting ol wretched
houses or huts, which are flat-roofed, und
tnostiy thatched with cocoanut leaves, Mr.
George Mackenzie's limine is about the only
linbitabie one in the town. As the noting
administrator here, he lints, by his energy and
ubllitr, dono muoli, and hy his cnuitenus
manner has endeared himsolf to those serv
ing under him.
In the seventeenth century Mombasa was
a Portuguese settlement, Tlio old lort is now
surrounded by the town, nnd bears tho data
luui iu miiiiB over mo main gate; ot us erec
tion by Xerxes do Oahrlera, A, P. 103B.
The old fort is a most interesting and pict
uresque structure, and by tlio kindness of
the Lewail, a native Arab Governor ruling
here, I was enabled to make a thorough in
spection of tho anclont fortress a few months
ngo.
Tbe Lewali gavo us a' kind rocoptlon, sur
rouuded by his motley crew of irregular sol
diers, armed with old rifles, long swords and
Arab knives, lookjiig as dirty as can possi
bly be imagined. His servants presented us
with coffeo and sherbet. The Lewali himself
was most courteous and kind, receiving us,
as be does all Europeans, with tho greatest
hospitality. He then showed us round the
fort, where may be seen hundreds of old
cannon ot all calibers, and not a few rillo
cannon shot fired from the British men-of-war
some few years ngo, when the Egyptians
took possession of the town, nnd were turned
out by us as allies ot tbe Sultan of Zanzibar.
Besides tho fort above mentioned, there
ore soveral outlying ones, bullc also by the
Portuguese, but they are now uninhabited,
except at night by a panther or hyena.
They aro now quickly going to decay, but
among the ruins are to bo seen many old
cannon and piles of ball.
To return tho Lewaii's hospitality, Con
tain Turner Invited him the following day
on board the Kapurthala, and, followed by
Innumerable Arab attendants armed to tho
teeth, he apDeared, accompanied bv a To
heita chief, who came from about 100 miles
inland. This native chief had never beforo
visited tho coast or seen a sea-going vessel,
lie was clothed in a sort of cotton toga
thrown over tho shoulders. His one weapon
was a spear. It was amusing to witness his
astonishment nt the sight of our ship, uud
when on board it was with difficulty that we
induced him to descend the companion lad
der into tho saloon. He cautiously felt each
step, us if he was hanging over some awful
precipice, uud not knowing to what uuknown
depths it might lend. He accepted some
sugur, which lie sltnplv devoured with his
bauds, and a low biscuits, but was evidently
fearlul to partake of other refreshments.
The Lewali and his followers slaked their
thirst with coffee and lemonade,
Tho sketch herewith retireieuts the oral-
narv Mombasa prisoners taking ft rest tit
midday outside the lort, They are sentenced
toa week or so Imprisonment for riotous
conduct inside the fort, drunkenness or
theft. These puulilimenti us ludloUd by
'Willi
order of the acting administrator in con
junction with the Lewali. They are al
lowed lour pice a day for maintenaDoe,
which is not an exorbitant sum, considering
there are C2 pice to the rupee, and one ru
pee at Mombasa is valued at about Is. 4d.
English money. An iron collar is locked
round each prisone'r's neck, ana all are
joined by a chain, in which way they nre
forced to work, guarded hy ono ol the Xe
wali's Arab soldiers, armed with a long gun,
and an Arab knife in his girdle.
The United Free Methodist Mission to the
Wanika and Gala tribes, at Itebe, was
founded so far baok as 1801. The Eev. J.
H. Carthew has for some time past taken
chargo of it, with much credit to himself
nnd honor to his society. It is somo 14 miles
inland from Mombasa, and near Jomvu,
which is also under Mr. Cartbew's care.
This is often made tho first halting place
for caravans and hunters proceeding to the
interior, and all must bear testimony to the
kindness and hospitality of Mr. Carthew,
and bis friendly solicitude lor many a weary
traveler.
A few miles from here is the stockaded
native village which not long ago was the
sceno ol a horrible butchery by the dreaded
Masai tribe, who come from tho country be
hind Kilimanjaro. The Masai are a fierce
race, and a terror to all, because of their
frequent raids on the cattle, sheep, abd
goats of the moro peaceful tribes. They
are a remarkable people, in physique as
well as in their manners and customs, and
nre olten met with far south oi their own
country; but all agree that they are the
most savage of the races of Equatorial
Africa. Descending upon the little
stockaded village, they cleared out the
cattle and rushed upon the unfortunate
women, who wcro hoeing and digging in
the ahambas, or cultivated grounds. In a
most horriblo manner thev ripped the;e
poor creatures with their knives and spears,
and then left them to die miserably. The
Cev. Mr. Carthew hurried to tho scence of
this butchery, and was obliged himself to
put the Iragments of the bodies together as
A JifDUA ItTiST.
well as he could, end to bury them de
Miilly, as the unlives would not touch
them,
To the eye ef (lie KiifonMii trawler nellt
Iny esii he more heniitiiui limn the scenery
of ninU rrnr te oi EiiUHloriAl A files, Mnu'
iilAeent (lowers, wiilesireiiitlnu slmily I fee,
nnd eujuislte plant are met with every
where, flnurhliliiH nliundanily in their
native soil, siieliBseoiild in Jfnulmid only
he found in (lie eaiiservalnryi Iliil fliiild all
tins heituty of trnnltml scenery and botanical
(rewires fbere lurks (be dieaileil malaria,
with fever Mfiklim down (lie eilorer, (be
missionary nml Hie Iraner, whose rieailjs
limy leave friends At lioin? lo mourn (heir
loss when (hey u Inn I oil lii a lAMlf foreign
rave( .
AW ANCESTHAIi WT1C0AT,
A WanitnrfHl V"rl Wrmmlil by 1'litgsrs
TlutS Tinui-il in Dust 100 Years Age,
A'aw York World,
A mntvalous example of old-time needle
work hits found Its way Into one of the ux
ohnuges for women's work In this city
through the Impeoiinlousnesi of the family
In wiiloh It tins long been elierlshoil ns nn
heirloom, It Is a pleoe of the quilled work
whlnh has become one of the lost arts lu
thete days, ami was tlio border of n petticoat
worn by some rlohly-clad German dame 1C0
years ago. The strip Is half a yard In
width nnd about three yards in length. It
eoniisti or two thicknesses of fine
white cotton with a solt inter
lining. It is quilted all over with
an exquisite medley of flowers, foliage and
nrabesques, Into which Is wrought every va
riety of "stltoh" known to expert needle
crn.lt. In those days there were no other
ornaments nor nnv devices for stamping,
Tho patient fingers that fashioned such work
nlso made their own designs, drowthem with
a needle, iree-tianit, ns tliey went along, and
so this nettlcoat border was tho work of an
artist as well as a clever needlewoman. Tho
fabric is stiff with stitches there are billions
of them and tho surface puts one In mind of
a piece of fine repousso work in white sliver.
The woman who is now compelled to part
with It has a pitiful story. Sho and her
husband, In their advaoced age, weroforced
by reverses to emigrate to the Ear West,
where, in an unsettled country, three days'
rldo from a human habitation, they "took
up a claim." The wife, unused to hardship,
finally lost her health, and, In the hope of
regaining it, camr East last autumn, leav
ing her husband alone. The severity of tho
winter Killed all their stock, and the old
man finally met with nn accident which
laid him up with both legs broken. He is
helpless and penniless and alone, and his
wi e is helpless and pennilest here, unable
to reach him. She had sold everything
available beforo she had niado up her mind
to part with her ancestral petticoat It is a
rare and interesting piece of work, and
ought to be in a museum.
A PIECE OF FINE WOEK.
The Memorial of II. U. Caronlinn, Esq., In
Clerk Iona'i Oder.
Leon J. Xong, Clerk ol the Criminal
Court, has devoted a page in the court
docket to an artistic memorlal.of It. B. Car
nation, Esq. The memorial is a peu and
ink drawing and is a piece of fine art. The
page is surrounded by -a deep black border
and in-the center is n medallion, showing a
lighthouse by the sea. Tho Storm Klnc is
abroad on the waters and the big .breakers
are dashing against tbe foot of th staunch
tall towor.
Inscribed nbovs nnd below the drawing
nre the wordst "In honor and memory of
It. B. Citrnahan, Esq. Born 1820, Died
July 4. 1800. Admlttodto practice Decern
bor 0, 1818."
Gnlnrilnit tin Asylum.
A building permit was taken out yesler
Uy afternoon tu build two wings to Bt.
coo 0,pilttU Ay-l the doit to be $10,-
TOUGH ON THE EYES.
How Dot Weather Affects the Eye
sight of Many Pittsburgers.
MILL MEN IN PAETICULAU SUFFER.
Diseases Contracted and Spread by Careless
t Handling- of Eyes,
TOE HUB AND SALE OF SPECTACLES
"Intense heat or any kind, artificial or
natural, is very hard on tbe eves," said a
specialist yesterday afternoon, "hence this
excessively warm weather is causing con
siderable trouble among the eyes of Pitts
burg and Allegheny, especially with those
who work nights, and combine the hot, close
atmosphere with tbe heat of an electrio or
gas light in proximity to their eyes. Type
setters suffer more or less with their ces all
tho year round, after they have been in the
business long enough to strain their eye
sight, but much more in the summer than
in the winter. Any number of them have
come to me within the past week for relief.
Men who work near a furnace suffer greatly
with their eyes, and lose tbeir sight very
early in life, metal and glassworkers in par
ticular, and in such work there is always a
great deal of danger from accidental causes
flying metaVemery or bits of glass olten
strike tbe eye, and though at the time those
sturdy men, accustomed to all sorts ol hard
ships, may deem it but a trifling matter,
oftencr than not it results in some serious
detriment to the eye and tbe sight.
8FREAD OF DISEASE.
"Very often, y an accident ol that kind,
a contagious disease is contracted by one or
more men in the foundry or factory,
as it may be. For instance, there
is generally some one man in a place
of that kind considered more skillful than
the rest, and to him all cases of fragment!
In the eye are taken. He, with the aid of a
broom-splint or match, extricates the for
eign substance, and with his hands comes in
contact with an eye that may be very badly
diseased. Through ignorance he does not
properly care for his hands afterword, but
in tho same manner he treats others who
come to him during the day, and probably
rubs his own eyes, thereby spreading the af
fection with which tho 'first man was suffer
ing, and c.iusing untold misery to many.
It is a feature iu those factories and found
ries that cannot be too foreibly emphasized,"
concluded the speiker. .
"Tell you something about Pittsburg and
Allegheny eyes," said Mr. J. J. Mannion,
the Federal street oculist, "certilnlv I will,
though I don't know as they differ much
from eyes of other cities, only that there are
so many great red furnaces in the two cities,
and those working near them always suffer
to a high degree with their eyes, and sooner
or later become quite near-sighted, nnd in
time, 11 tbey do not pay some attention to
their eyes, they may lose their sight alto
gether. Oftentimes their ncar-slghtednesi
is inherited oy their children, and lo the
-number of people wearing glasses increases
each year. There aro any number of causes
that lead lo trouble with the ejei, but over
taxing is the greatest
EAiur usrms'oF oijasbes.
"Close students almost invariably have to
resort to glasses nt a very early age, and
schbol children seated In an obscure corner
of the schoolroom, with scarcely tiny light,
or near A window where the rays of light
almost blind their rjtt, tifttu do injury
that in after life eitu never he reellfleil,
liotlon, the gteAt Intellectual center of the
universe, U largely a speetueled community
and it IssliHply" uti fxaititjle of eiuse ami
effect. Pittsburg and Allegheny o;ir lots
orglaHes, a maiiy amontf tbe laboring
eliic8 an anieug tint student! aud steady
renders."
J). T. iteed, an optician of eiillt eireel,
galitl "There are more people weurlny
ljlHse? at the present tlmeiiot only in our
two ellfesj hilt all over the worldlbnii ever
hefoiei 1 don't think the eyes are, deen
eratlng etneeialiy. hut people begin (o reaN
In dial riefeofa wfilrdi hoyg paused (Item to
iniinh minoyfliipa may 'be paitly, if nn(eu
llrely, enrreel'rt hy (be (lie of (lie proper
..!..... IPl.n..,. !.'. J.l,. .IH...I ll.
f!HB"l H BP H P'l PI!IWJ HlllPfl HI III"
ireln (lint lis slabs of lieallliftiliiess affeels
thu whole bnily to marked dear??, anil
many people sulfur with blinding hoailaahe
for years without knowing Hint a good pulr
of glasses would ilye (hem entirely,
Hpeolnl glasses are becoming maru
iiuyerssl glasses that ore ilsilguod
for some special iloloct that has been
illiroyeren lu mo eye, noma peotiie are
horn near-sighted or Mr-tlglitoil, and do not
reullte the fuot until, In mature years, lliey
put on n pulr of glasses, and tlion it Is
amusing In witness their surprlso and their
Indignation tn think they have lost so much
of Ills by not using glasses,
pomh woun iron flTVMJ,
"While some few wear dainty gold
rimmed affairs for the style, theiu are not
many who do. We always know them when
tliey come in tn purchase, for they want
'glasses that will mapnlly Just n trluV
Hometlmes we ulvethoin plain glasses, and
they are nerleetly satisfied. Very few people
have perfect eyes; they are generally de
fective in one way or another."
"Qentlemen, ns n rule, commence to use
glasses at from 39 to 40 years of age hero In
Pittsburg,"' said Mr. Korublnm, "while
ladies adopt them earllor.lrom 30 tn ,1S years
being the average, and In this theydlOer
Irom tho Eastern people, who do not resort
to them for another five years, respectively.
The reason, I think, has heen the smoky
atmosphere Iu which our oity waseuvelopcd
for so many years. It certainly is not
nearly so hard ou the eve sines the advent
of natural gas. About 7fi per cent nf those
who are troubled with their eyes suffer with
astigmatism, and many who do not know
the meaning of the word suffer to a greater
or less degree. People should be very care
ful in purohasing glasses, and have tbem
properly fitted to tbe eye, and they should
not wear upon the street glasses designed
for house wear and the duties that they per
form in the house, where tbe requirements
aro totally different."
AFRAID OF THE BUTCHER
Census Supervisor Oliver Anxious to Hear
From Tlirco of III Enumerators.
Census Supervisor Oliver is awaiting re
turns from three districts in order to close
up business. Two of these districts are
known to bo in good thane, hut it is feared
that tbo third enumerator, who is a butcher,
has fallen by the wjyslde. If he does not
show up to-day in good shape thero is
trouble lu store for him.
Oliver Wicklino bad a hearing before
United Status Commissioner McCaudless
yesterday lor refusing to answer tbe ques
tions put to him by 'Enumerator Samuel
Dllworth. Wicklino stated that he did
not like the way in which he was asked the
questions, was irritated at the time, as was
tno enumerator, and both together niado the
scene a spirited one, which ended in his re
luial to answer anything.
At the hearing yesterday he was in a
better humor nnd condescended to give the
desired Inlonnatloii. Everybody was satis
fied and thd Commissioner discharged hjtn.
To nr Cant Wailo
The Coal Waste Commission of this State
has Issued circulars with a vlow to securing
the results of all the bust practical experi
once upon tlio subject under their consider
ation. To diminish as iar ns possible lu the
Allure the waste, and to encourage the utlll
gallon of what nre now waste products Is
thslr obltei. Tho ueulnalmtl and statistical
wastes nre to bo calculated, as will be the
Of prouuoing ami minuting,
The Eomahce of History,
VIDOCQ.
i.
VIdocq's father kept a baker's shop In the
Place d'Armes at Arras; and there in July,
177E, he came into tbo world. Eugene
Francois, as the boy was called, grew up as
tonishingly tall and strong; but a more
good-for-nothing little scapegrace never
hopped a gutter. At 8 years old be was the
terror of all the cats and urchins in tbe
square, and was commonly remarkable for
two black eyes and a jacket rent in Tatters.
At 13 be was sent out with the baker's
basket, and began to pick up friends among
thetbleyesof the slums. In this soeiety he
quickly learnt how to provide himself with
pocket 'money. He fished up coins from
tbe shop till with a feather dipped in glue;
be sold the loaves and rolls out of bis
baskets; he pawned the coffee spoons; he
robbed the hen roost In this last exploit he
was once detected by a pair of chickens in
his breeches pockets thrusting out their
heads below bis apron. At length his father,
weary of drubbing him without avail, bad
him locked up for a fortnight in the city
prison. But all was useless. No sooner was
he taken home and pardoned, than he broke
tbe money coffer with a crowbar, helped
himself to 40, and ran away to sea.
He reached Ostend with just a shilling.
But he was not fated In become a s tilor. As
he was looking for a skipper who would let
him work his passage to America, he
chanced to hear a Merry-Andrew blow his
trumpet on the platform of his show. A
Merry-Andrew's was the life forVidocq! He
spent his shilling on a pint of gin, treated
the trumpet-player to a bumper, was by him
presented to Cotte-Comus, the director of
the show, and was accepted ns a learner.
But Vidocq's joy was brief. The show com
bined a troop of acrobat with a collection
of wild beasts; but Yidocq as a tumbler
proved an utter failure the grand fling
nearly killed him, and the chair-leap broke
his nose. He was reduced to scour the
lamps and sweep the cages, to be kicked
and beaten, to make his dinner of a crust,
and to sleep with the Jack-pudding. In a
month his aspect grew so wretched
that his master, looking at his
scarecrow garments, drenched with
lamp grease and tattered by the
monkeys, his hair in tangle and his bones
peeping through the skin, cried ont in
ecstacy that he would make a splendid can
nibal. In order to rehearse the character,
he bought a bludgeon and a tiger skin, and
bade him glare and gibber, bound like an
nuraug-outaog, and gnaw the flesh of a live
cock. But raw cocks were not to Vidocq's
liking. He refused; (he master cuffed his
ears; and Yidocq, snatching up his blud
geon, was abont to knock the master on the
head, when the whole troop rushed upon
him, and kicked him out ot doors.
Then he joined the keeper of aPunch-and-Judy;
but he neglec'cd the puppets to kiss
tbe keeper's wife, and was speedily obliged
to fly. Then he decided to return to Arras.
In return for food nnd lodging by the war,
he undertook to carry the pack of an old
peddler, who was waxing weak with age:
The peddler, who sold drugs, cut corns, and
sometimes pulled out teetb, turned out to be
ftskinfllnt, who kept him starved on mutton
broth nud turnip", and lodged him for the
night In barns, in one of which he shared
Ills pile of rodder with a camel and n pair or
dancing bears, When at last he sneaked
into the shop at Arras, Ills own mother
scarcely redntfnlaid him, lie was welcomed
like the Prodigal, liui as to innklng him a
belter, tliey mijjht as well have tried to
make a baker of 6ol(e(JomuY ourang
oulanjf.
ffor now he took a whim io be a soldier,
ills wmlly eoflUKfiieri, and be Joined a troop
of (J!ineiiM, VliliiPii, al 10, wait ti feet
high, an admirable feiieer, and m ready for
a parrel si ilnrentlo, In a short lime lie
was Known in all (be regimenl by Hie name
nf Jleekless, Within six monlln be lotmht
in 10 duels, In two ol wlifelt be billed Ids
maid When lie was neither lying in
the hospital with n raplBMImist r
oelved In an aliulr nf honor, nor In
(be ihmueon of til pi(iel for braaeli of
isopie, ha was engaged lo maklnjf Inye
loltalf (he pretty girls In Arras, In (bis
pursuit, his ilmblng air nml handsome
figure, his ruddy cheeks, brown aurls, nml
grsy-hlue glittering eyes, were aided by n
tongue ns glib and wits as subtle as Satan's
ntibusarof live,
At length his troop was ordered Into
notion; but Vldorq. In a skirmish with the
Aitslrlrttis, received n bullet In his leg, nnd
was sent homo to recover, When ho re
entered Arras, lie found the Itgjgn of Terror
there before him, A guillotine stood iu the
fish market: it whllo old man was fastened
to the plank; and, as directing spirit, una
platform raised ubovo the terror-stricken
crowd, stood that filthy grinning devil,
Joneph Iiebon, supported on his saber.
Vldocn saw the knife fall, and tbe old
man's lieud drop off. Ills bluod ran cold,
and doubtless would have run still colder,
had he foteseeu how soon that knlfa would
threaten his own neck,
lie had scarcely been a week in Arras,
when, on stealing out ono morning to fight
u duel with a trumpet-major, u band of
gendarmes rushed upon him; his rival, a
rank poltroon, had denounced him toLebon.
Vldocq, accused of having spoken evil of
the Jacobins, was shut up iu a garret, In
which a oiowd of captives of the noblest
families were kept hall-starving, with the
guillotine be ore their oyes. That he did
not mount the sc.tffold lu tho fish tnarkot
that he did not, in the pleasant phrase then
popular, look through the little window and
sneeze iuto tbe sack wiis owing to a lady.
A certain Mademoiselle Chevalier, whose
brother was Lebon's .assistant, interceded
lor nun, ana obtained his liberty.
Mademoiselle Chovalier was lean and
ugly, n'nd also, as it turned out, fickle. But
she set her cap at Vidoca, and invoigled him
to marry her. Unluckily, the honeymoon
was scarcely over, when, on coming homo
one evening unexpectedly, ho heard the clat
ter of a saber, and espied a soldier. Vidocq
pursued and caught the fugitive. A duel
was instantly arrauged; but Madame Vidocq
played him a new trick. Bctore the time
appointed for the meetiug ho was seized by
the police, was dragged before Leboo, was
accused by his wile's friends of treating her
with cruelty, and was expelled from Arras.
II.
He was now a wanderer on the earth. At
first he joined a gang o' sharpers. Then,
armed with forged credentials, he set up as
a captain Captain Itousscau of Hussars.
Under tbis character he made acquaintance
with a rich old baroness of Brussels, and
became engaged to marry her. But, vaga
bond, deserter and lorgcr as he was, ho
lacked audacity to become a bigamist. At
the last moment he revealed so much of bis
truo story that the baroness recoiled from
him in horror. Next day sho sent bim a
rich casket with COO Ionls-d'ors. But he
never saw her tace again.
. He tossed nway his money with such speed
that he was soon without n shilling. Ho
then joined a troop of Gipsies, whoso chlol
employment was to creep by night into the
iartners' cattle sheds aud pot a poison in
the manners, in order to.obtaln a fee next
day lor curing the stek beasts. This strauga
profession did not suit, his tastes, aud he was
looking round him for tt new one, when nn
event occurred which altered his whole
At Lille he was arreilvd for assault, nnd
wasseut for three months to St. Peter's
Tower, There ha was put iuto a solitary
PAGES 9 TO 12.
chamber called tho Bull's-eye; bat the com
mon room, whero ueara score of dirty scoun
drels roared and squabbled all day long,
was also open to him. Three of these gaol
birds, who bad conspired to 'orgs an order
of release, requested him to let them usa
his room "to draw up a memorial." H did
so. Tho order of release was forged; tho
forgery was detected; and Vidocq, though
quite Innocent, was held guilty with the
rest.
And now, instead of a few weeks of light
captivity, bis prospect was the galleys for a
term of years. At first his anger and de
spair brought on a fever. Then, ss be re
covered, be began to rack bis wits. Schemes
of deliverance arose before bim. As yet ho
did not know his own capacity. But he
was soon to show that in the art of making
an escape he was the cleverest rascal in the
world.
Francine, a woman wbo caused bis troub
les, now came to see him daily. By degrees
she brought him in her muff tbe uniform of
an inspector. Vidocq's power of mimicry
resembled that of Garrick or the elderMath
ews. He put on the disguise, and with a
face which his own mother would have failed
to recognize, walked boldly to tbe prison
gate. The gatekeeper, an ancient galley
slave, and as sharp-eyed as a lynx, pulled
oil his cap and threw tbe barrier open. In
a moment Vidocq wis at liberty.
He hastened to tbe lodging of a friend of
Francine, where, as long as he kept quiet,
he was perfectly secure. But Vidocq's
namo was Reckless. Next morning, when
the hue-and-cry was ringing after him, ho
walked abroad in his disguisp. He was sit
ting down to dinner at a tavern, when a ser
geant by the name of Jacquard, attended by
four men, came in to look for him. Vidocq
went up to Jacquard, and led him to a pan
try with a window in the door. "If you aro
looking lor that rascal Vidocq," he said,
"hide here and you will see him. I will
make a sign to you when he comes in." The
sergeant led his men into the pantry, and
Vidocq turned the key. Then, crying to his
prisoners, "It is Vidocq who has locked
you in; farewell!" he went off at his leis
ure, leaving the sergeant, mad with fury,
trying to kick down the door.
Bat such bravado could not long escape
scot-free. A few days later he was caught,
was taken to the Tower, and was locked up
in a dungeon with a culprit named Calen
dren. C.ilendrin had already worked a
secret hole hall through his wall; and with
Vidocx's help the task went lorward gaily.
The third night all was ready; the moment
of escape arrived; and Vuloeq, stripped stark
naked, thrust hinself into tbe hole. To his
horror and dismay tbe passage held him
like a trap. lie could not stir; bis agony
becirae unbearable; nnd he was forced to
call tbe sentry. The guards rushed up with
torches. Hu was lugged ont, flayed and
bleeding, and dragged off to another cell,
where he was vigilantly guarded.
But soon his trial came off.
With 18 other culprits he was
taken to the court. The entranco of tbe
ante-room, in which they waited, was
guarded by a corporal witli a troop of sold
iers. The prisoners were attended by two
gendarmes. One of these put down bis hat
and clnak to go into the court. In an in
stant Vidocq slipped them on, took a pris
oner by the arm, and led him to the door.
The corporal threw it open, and the pair
walked out into the street. An escape so
prompt, so simple, so audacious, is sufficient
uf Itielr to mark a masler-mtnd,
Vldotij want off lo hide with Francine.
They resolved to fit Id llelginm, Hut on
the eve or their deprtrluro Vldocd slots
abroad, aud elm need upon a girl or his ac
qtialntance, who look him home with her to
iupiier, Francine, nl ihh uegleel, went
mm) with Jealouy tilie yowed ioeall the
guard and hand him oyer lo the
retribution wbleli hh Infidelity tie
served, Willing to lei (lie Morui
blow over, Vblotoj left her. and lay for five
days hidden in a Milnifb of Hie eity. Then,
,lre"daa eoitutry bumplilu, lie relumed
lo make hie peaue, Hut Instead nf findlntf
I'raiielne, as lie Jfiea(ed. he was seUeil
by tho pollen, was draiftfsil to prison, and
was Hseused, in his aiuuinieiil, ol attempted
miinier. As im stood belnru t iu mauisiraiu
a ilnor Hew open, and a girl, suppurleii by
(WO gendarmes, st.lggerei, tthlle usiltMth,
Into (lie oniirl,H.il tier eyes upon him. lirnLu
into a shriek, Mini f.iinted, 'I lie girl was
liViinolnol A few hours niter his depurluro
she had been ilisofivureil lying senseless III it
iionl of blood, stubbed In live places, with
Viilnoq' knllu beside her. As sunn as sho
could speak, slip hinl iloclnrc.il that In a fit
nf Jealous passion sho bad stabbed bi'rself,
Hut her story was suspected! Inr Iholr quar
rel hud been overheard, and It was thought
thutsbo desired to screen him. Vidocq's
narrative confirmed her story. Hut he had
had a near ecniie. Had Fninolne's hand
but struck n little surer, ho must Infallibly
have elided his eareer hy nn uisasslu's
death.
ills life was safe) but ha was once again
In prison, with the galleys waiting tu re
ceive him. A few days ulterwurd it strango
thing happened. The gaoler left his door
iinfuatoiied. In the gray dawn, whllo all'
the prison was asleep, he walked out of Ills
cell.
The gatekeeper had that moment slipped
into a tavern opposite; but as Vidocq Issued
Irom the gate, bo rushed out bawling In
Imrsult. Vidocq escaped by speed of loot;
mt the city gates were guarded, and ha
could not leave the town. At dusk bo
gnlnd tho ramparts, gilded down a rope,
fell IS feet into the losse, and sprained his
ankle. He was discovered by a carter, who,
with striking kindness, drove bim to his
hut iu the next village, rubbed his sprain
with soap and brandy, and kept him bidden
for some days.
Thence Vidocq made his way to Ostend.
He wished to sail for India; but ho had no
ripen, and no skipper would convey bim.
n tbis predicament, ho joined a gng of
smugglers, with whom he helped to run
ashore by starlight some kegs or muslin
and tobacco. But tho custom officers at
tacked the party; two smugglers were shot
dead: and Vldocn. thouirli tho bullets
'missed bim, caught a chill, and fell into a
tover. une ulgnt s experience was suthcient
for him. He decided that he did not care to
be a smuggler.
Moreover, he was dying to see Francine.
He resolved to venture back to Lille. On
tho road, two gendarmes who were drinking
at a wine snop asKea mm lor nis papers,
and, ou finding that be had none, took him
to the 'guardhouse. A brigadier of Lille,
who had seen bim at tbe orison, happened
to come in, and recognized him. He waa
conveyed to Lille, thence to Douai. whero
he was locked up once more.
Ho shared the dungeon of a pair of des
perados wbo were already scbemiog an es
cape by burrowing beneath the pavement,
and thence through the prison wall. Tho
threo now worked by turns. One man was
always io tbe hole; while, in case the guards
should enter unexpectedly, a shirt and vest,
stuffed out with straw, lay on tho bed to
represent him. The rnbbish from the bola
was thrown into tho river Scarpe, which ran
below tbe window. Tbe work was slow, for
the walls were five feet thick; but after two
months' labor the last stone was reached.
At dead of night atho captives knocked ll
out. But tbey ha'd, in error, made the hola
too low. To their horror and dismay, tho
river rushed in like a millrace. Tho turn
keys beard them bawl, ran up with lights,
nnd found them splashing in the flood.
Dripping and etestlallen, they were hoisted
out, and lodged In sen irate cells.
A llltlo after, Vidocq was oondueled to
n den In the town hall) a narrow, wet, ami
pitchy dungeon, in which ho passed eight
days cramped up among (ha sodden
straw, With both hands fettered to
his aukla rlugs. His Very misery inspired
him with a scheme. On being put Into n,
wak to be oouduoted to his former prison,