tTKAN ELATED Ton THE DISrATCILJ
In oltlen times, on the northeast coast o
the Island Uscdoru, stood the proud cityr
Vineta, whose switt merchant vessels
jilowed every sea, aud returned laden with
untold wealth. Here the treasures of the
Indies were to be found, and in the stately
houses, lining the wide streets and broad
avenues, were seen the happiest people.
Strong walls protected the city from its
hostile neighbors, and every day many
troops of brave soldiers guarded the
brazen gates to prevent any attack from au
enemy.
But within the city gates, even in the
royal palace, was an enemy, more to be
dreaded than the wild savages ot the forest.
The old King, who (or so many years had
ruled over the city, and who was so beloved
toy the people, was now nearing the end of
his life, and the fair-haired lleriwalt,
a boy of hut 12 years, should
with his uuclc Ortwin as counsellor, rule in
his father's stead. Scarcely had the old
X lUg been laid to rest when Ortwin practiced
all kinds of cruelty udou the people, de
claring these evil deeds to be done in direct
obedience to the commands of Heriwalt.
-FinalIy the people, unable longer to en
dure the oppression, rose in revolt against
their young K:cg, wboe kind and gentle
nature did not suspect the treachery and de
ceit of his ambitious uncle, who wished the
crown tor himself. Armed men surrounded
the castle and threatened that if Heriwalt
did not at once give up his claims to the
throne to his uncle the city should be laid
in ruins.
The bov, not knowing how to act in these
trying times, dressed himself in a peasant's
garb, and escaped to the sea. Here having
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THE TVAVES EOSE HIGIIEE ASD HIGHER.
stepped into a small boat, he pushed out
into the deep. The wind blew furiously,
the waves rose higher and higher, beating
Violently against "the little boat. In his
terror Heriwalt closed his eves, and when
h opened them again, a maiden of wonder
txA lieautr sit beside hitu.
'Heruvah," she whimpered, "Heriwalt,
do not fear, no harm shall come to you."
The voung king listened in astonishment
lor a moment to the sweet voice, aud then
he asked: "Who are you ?"
"My father is king ot this sea," wa the
jeplv,"and I am bis only daughter, Meer
hold". Come with me to our home; there
von shall receive the honor due a kins."
And as Heriwalt hesitated, she continued:
"Why should you return to the city ? You
have no friends there. Your home is in
jiames, and you are a beggar."
Heriwalt looked batk toward the city
and there saw the glare of the burning
castle, which the angry people hart deter
mined to destrev in order that the king.
whom they supposed to be the cause of all
iheir trouble, might not escape.
"Come with me'" again pleaded Meer
hold; "in time this city shall be punished
for its cruelly to you, and j'ou shall see its
destruction. " Our home is verj beautiful.
Drink lrom this flask and then you may
lollawme."
She handed Heriwalt a crystil fias, and
B'ter he b.-d tasted the pleasant draught he
villinglv followed his fair guide beneath the
waves. In a short time theglitteringtoners
ot SIcerhold's Lome appeared, and soon all
the inhabitants of the sea assembled to greet
Heriwalt, the young King of Vineta. The
King of the Sea ordered that a grand festi
val, lasting lor three days, should be begun,
end that ail the beauties of thesea l.e shown
to their guest Heiiwalt was filled with
amaaemeatoterthe wonder1! displiyed to
V! anri mpIi dav seemed more beauti'ul
than the preceding one. Yet, save the
mnsicoi'ihe waves and the voices of the sea
nrmph and their king, no sound was heard,
and Heriwalt o ten thought: "If I could
only hear a bird sing, or the church bells
rin I should wish lor no other home than
With Meerhold as his fnena and compan
ion, the davs and years passed swiftly and
jtieasantlv "to Heriwalt, who reigned equally
with the Sea King and learned to love his
fairy sobjirts more even than his people in
the City Vineta.
One "day Heriwalt said to Meerhold: 'If
Toa will "show me the way I should like
once more to walk the streets of mv father's
city and learn it the young King Heriwalt
is still remembered."
"Do not go, I beg vou," entreated Meer
hold. I shall remain only a short time," re
plied Heriwalt, "for my home under the
waters is dearer to me than any other."
"Snould you go," continued Meerhold,
"a great calamity shall certainly tall upon
you and vour city. Yet, if you have so
great a desire to see again your home, I shall
show the way."
And she led Heriwalt through the bloom
ing gardens, past the royal palace, up to the
surtace of the water. Then, giving him a
crystal fl-k, she said: "When you are ready
to return drink of this, and tne way will be
plain beiore you.
Meerhold men disappeared and Heriwalt
having sprung on shore, quickly sought his
favorite walks in the city. The sun shone
hrightly and the hroad streets looked more
beauti.ul to Her. wait than ever before Yet
a strange quiet pervaded the place and the
people went about with downcast looks and
fad faces,
"What U the cause of all this sorrow and
mourning?" asked Heriwalt ot an old
woman who was passing by.
"Have you not heard ?" she asked, "our
King Ortwin is now dead. But we do not
weep lor him; he was was too cruel to cause
tears for his death. Hut belore he died he
confessed his evil deeds and told us that trie
young king, Heriwalt, whom we tried to
kill, and who doubtless has perished long
since, was true and good and would have
proven a laith'ul ruler. We now sorrow
for the young king, w ho received such cruel
treatment from his own people."
Without waitirg to hear more, Heriwalt
hastened to the palace, and in the presence
ot the assembled court be said: "Cease
voar sorrowing. I am Heriwalt aud I
tuall come again to rule over my people."
Then there was great rejoicing in the city.
Banners waved, trumpets sounded, and
happy people thronged the streets. After a
few days Heriwalt sought the ssa, and
having " tasted the contents of the crystal
'-'
flislr 1i nain mndA k tmt tn the home 01
Meerhold beneath the waves. Here the
the water nymphs gave him a royal greet
ing, and sang a joyous song of welcome to
the king, returning from his journey.
Heriwalt went at once to the Sea King
and said: "I have been to my native city,
Vineta, where I found the people in sore
distress and in great need of a king. I have
promised to go oack to them and be their
ruler, as my lather Mas. Ill return for your
kindness to me, I wish you to share my
crown as I have shared vours, and let us
unite onr great kingdoms."
"No," said the king, "our people are too
unlike to be joined. If you have deter
mined to return to your city, you must siy
farewell to ray people, and alter three days
I shall come to your palace in Vineta."
Heriwalt took a sad leave of the water
nymphs; for he was grieved to think that
he must leave the beautiiul home of the
Sea King. Meerhold again went with him
to the surface of the water.
"Heriwalt," she said, "do not leave us;
for distress is about to conic upon the city,
and you will not be needed as king."
".My city has strong walls and brave sol
diers. What harm can come upou us?"
asked Heriwalt.
"In three days mv father will destroy the
city. More than this I dare not tell you,"
replied Meerhold.
And then the beautiful Princess disap
peared, leaving Heriwalt to wonder at her
words. The city Vineta was very happy
over its restored King, and the time was
given to feasting aud enjoyment. On the
third day alter Heriwalt had returned to the
city, the Sea King entered the palace, and
and having sought the presence of the King,
said: "The repentance of your people has
come too late. Years ago when they listened
to the evil counsels of Qrtwin, I vowed
vengeance upou them and their time has
come."
j
M.
Scarcely had the King ceased speaking
when the waves of the sea rose higher and
higher, larger and larger, until the whole
citv was covered. And now on a bright day,
with a calm sea, the proud city of Vineta,
with its strong walls and stately buildings
can be seen lying under the water, and a
sorrowing people go about the broad streets.
PAYSIE.
SOME ENIGMATICAL NUTS.
Fnzzlcs for the Little Folks That Will Keep
Their Brains Busy for Most of the Week
if They SoUe Them Correctly Home
Amusements.
Address communications for this department
to E. It Chadboukn, Leivislon, Maine.
1313 BEBUS.
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An testhetio and aquatic bouauet
D. M. H.
1314 jruaiERiCAi.
When I go out a-rowing
And oars are used by me.
The sight Is not infreanent
Each oar 1, 2, i, 3.
It
The boat ride b-Ing over.
With friends I gayly mix:
And take great satisfaction
In 7. 8. 5, 6.
nr.
What matter if from trifles,
A3.4.5.6comos7
14. 3, 6 the shoulder.
And coolly snap my thumbs.
IV.
With neatness and with total,
1 make my last adieu;
I leave the whole before you
You'll hud it tried and true.
H. C. BciiGEK.
1315. THE CETPTOGEAM.
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T). T. II. D. T. H. N. P. It S.
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In good St JIungo's abbey grey,
A tablet mouldering to decay.
Contained ibis quaint inscription.
Men deep in lore their brain perplexed
In vain attempts to read the text
As secret as Egyptian.
The s,aint who cyphered it, long dead.
The secret took to Heaven they said.
If to Prometheus was given
The privilege of scaling Heaven,
whv not to common mortals?
So reasoned I, and slumbering dreamt
That I had made the mad attempt
On Heaven's sacred portals:
Got that of which 1 was in quest.
And left the place a place of rest.
I thought 'mid many a skeptic scoff,
1 went to test the virtue of
The kev for which I'd traveled:
Its touch the enptogram compelled
To vield the secret ages held
'1 was simple when unraveled.
So simple, reader did you please
You might decipher it with ease.
William Wilsox.
1316. rETE'S EXPLOIT.
It was the night before Thanksgiving, and no
one was Stirling about a largo plantation way
down south in Dixie. No one did I say ? Yes,
there was one who was stirring, and jnst as the
n.oon disappeared in the West a table face
peered cautiously around ttie corner of the
hennerv. It was the faco nf Uncle Pete, a field
hand, who had been bribed bv some of his
acquaintances to turn traitor and furnish each
of them with a fowl for their Thanksgiving
dinner from his master's choice lot of poultry.
His master was a uealer in fancy fowls,
and Pete resolved to secure ono sample
from each lot. So be went first
to the compartment where the Rack
Jlashans were kept, and secured me without
much difficulty. Next he bagged a Sorrid
Ulen, which caused a flutter of surprise among
its mates, hut no alarm was raised. Such good
hick was he having that he became a trifle in
cautious, and as he opened the door to the
room containing the Jiathe Rigs, he alloned it
to swing back with a creak tnat awoke all tho
inmates of tho room, and a murmur of appre
hension was heard on all sides a-, each bird
took Us head from under its wine and moved
uneasily on its perch. Peto seizca the one
nearest at hand and rushed jut. The las: com
partment to enter was the Jlueky T. H. Room.
The inmates hart alt been aroused by the noiso
in the adjoining room, and as Pote entered
there was an outcry from each feathered
throat The watch-dog heard it and added his
voice to the din which aroued the whole plan
tation, and Peto was seized by white hands and
black bands before he could escape.
ETBTL.
M1I ULUAIIXJUIUAA
FUst.
first is couples of birds, or things irre
i snective of renders:
Theytighien. they bind, they tie in fact,
,eyro a pair ot suspenders.
Second,
The sccoml Is currents of water beside a mill
oft fosnd.
As well as txial3 of speed on foot upon the
ground.
37iir4
In pacts of carditis the third, 'tis hinted,
Tney're the leasts in number that can bo
printed. ' H.J. A.
1318 DIAHOJTD.
1. A letter. 2. Intervening. S. Studied
over. 4. Risked. 5. A district of Bengal.
India. (Bijou). 6. Chief of ".he lnsubrian
Gauls slain by tho Roman Consul .Marcellus in
1!. C. 222. 7. Late Republican candidate for
Governor of Pennsylvania. 8. Argued. 3.
Dehed. 10. Major. It A letter.
H. C. KunpER.
1319 TISAXSrOSITION. ,
Fl St.
Around you I do cast a spelt.
And with my power I please you well;
I do enthrall, delude, delight.
And with enchantment hold you tight
Second.
1 am a military movement.
That souse admits of no improvement;
Rut if my meaning is not clear,
I also name part of the year.
CnATIIE.
1320 THE OPEK FIRE.
Little Ees-ie, who had lived all of her 6 years
in the city, went with her father and mother to
spend Thanksgiving with her grandpa in tho
country, hhe saw many things that were new
to her, and with notkuur was she more de
lighted than with tho Mazing wood fire in the
open lire place. In tho evening she sat curled
up on a hassock, looking thougbtlully Into the
glowing embers. Her mother noticed her and
playfully asked her what she saw in the lire.
The wisuoni of her answer -urprised them all.
Said she: "I can see a fabled river, gallant
young men, a prosecution, the plural of a kind
of tree, something that means "!o publish,"
and something that I have seen papa do."
How many uf yon can find the things in the
Cro that little Bessie found? Ethyl.
1321 CHARADE.
I added one and one,
Jly first came then to view;
I wrote a woman's name.
My second then I knew.
The whole I'll "shortly tell,
Contracted means or brief;
avear second oi tno nrst
Of all my wealth Is chief.
MES. E.
ANSWERS.
IS02 "Every dog has his day."
1303 Symptomatic v
1314 F
HAP
P A C A S
PALEITA
HALF PRESS
FACE PAINTER
PATRISTIC
SIESIOK
ASTIR
SEC
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1303 Canister (can ho stir).
13i; Upcvs. secr, serve, veers, verse evet's.
1307 Clear-stuff.
130S 1. A-coru. 2, Chest-nut 8, Paw.paw.
7, Pea (pe)-can. 5, Phil (fil)-bert 6, Beach
(bcech)-nui. 7, Wall (wal)-nut
1309 Conrad, candor.
1310 Thoy wero each warmly wrapped
(rapped).
1311 Grain, rain.
1312 Match-less.
POCKET KONEY FOE YOUTH.
Teach Them Something About Money's
Value Bcforo They Spend It.
If you want to ruin an impulsive boy,
says the New York Ledger, give him plenty
of pocket money. The recipe is infallible.
It has often been tried, and always with the
same unhappy result. Rich parents are too
liable to indulge in this killing species ot
kindness. By the time he is 8 years old
the little scion of wealth begins to under
stand the soft side of pa and ma, if they
have a soft side, and, if not, the weak spot
in the weaker of the twain. If an only son,
he is usually irresistible.
AUs! how many only sons have the way
to destruction made smooth for them by
blind partiality. Young gentlemen of large
expectations are accustomed to carry bank
bills in their portmonnaies at the ripe ugc of
10, in these days of pre-maturity. At 14
they are content with nothing less than
wcll-stufled pocketbooks, which "the gov
ernor" is required to refill as fast as they
arc emptied, or, i! he demurs to the requisi
tion, the wherewithal must come out of
"the old lady's" pin-money. "Youth must
he served," especially precocious youth.
BHE WAS VERY PBACIICAL.
His Arguments Wero Kather Sloro Pas
sionate Than 1'orcible.
The Scottish-American.
He was deeply in love with her, but she,
while she liked him, did not like him quite
so much as to run a risk of starvation to
oblige him. She was quite practicable
enough to identify at a glance on which side
her bread was buttered, and rather than
look for plain dry bread in prelerence it was
more in her line to keep her weather eye
peeled on the jam dish. His arguments 1
were much more passionate than forcible
while her replies were evidently the dictates j
ot cool and deliberate judgment. "But (
look here, he remonstrated, eagerly, "there
can he no really good reason why vou should
not marry n fellow who has a good salary,
just because he has no capital. If you go
far enough back, you'll find that Eve mar
ried a gardener without a halfpenny in his
pocket." "What's the idea of your bringing
that forward as an illustration? Do you
not remember that the next thing he did
was to lose his situation!"
STAETOHL'S EOHSEFLESH.
The Opinion the Senator Entertains of His
Stable and Its Future.
"As Senator Stanford's secretary," says
John McCarthy in the St. Louis Globe
Democrat, "I have, naturally, heard him
talk a great deal about his horses, and I
think I know how he rates them. Sunol, in
his estimation, heads the list, and in her he
seeks vindication lor his views on breeding
and training. He thinks her so much of a
trotting phenomenon that he scarcely hopes
to see the type reproduced on his horse ranch
in his day.
"Palo Alto ranks next in his esteem among
the get of Electioneer, but the Senator is
fearful that he will never be able to approach
the great old speed-getter in the production
of record-breakers. I am inclined to coin
cide with the Senator. While Palo Alto is
very fast, he is also very erratic and does not
possess the level-headed and physical qual
ities of Electioneer. The latter's days are
over as a sire. It is doubtful if he survives
the winter."
Electricity in the Trench Navy.
The French Minister of Marine has de
cided that every military port shall send to
Paris two foremen and two working electri
cians to study the various systems of electric
lighting. A further evidence of the extent
to which the Government of France is recog
nizing the importance of providing its navy
with the fullest possible instruction in
electrical matters is afforded by the fact
that lectures on the theory and use of elec
tricity and its employment for naval pur
poses are being given at the Brest Observa
tory, and they will be continued for four
months.
THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30,
WORKERS IN THE SEA.
The Coral Zoophytes aud the Mighty
Castles They Iiuild.
EXISTENCE ON THE ASTEROIDS.
What a Person Would Weigh Down at tho
Center of the Earth.
GKAYITAT10N AND ITS WONDERS
1WIUTTEN FOB THE DIRPATCH. !
Those stupendous works of the ancients
the seven wonders of the world were the
special admiration of mankind down to a
few years ago. The great tunnel of the
Alps, the $16,000,000 bridge cannecting
New York with Brooklyn, and the Eiffel
tower in Paris attest the wonderful en
gineering achievements of man in these
closing years of the 19th century. But
there are other workers in this world who
have fur surpassed man in the magnitude
of their achievements aud in the beauty of
their execution. There are little animals,
some of them so small that they might
almost use a pin point for a circus ring,
whose works, compared with man's, are as
giants to pigmies, aud which outlast man's
labors as one day is to 1,000 years.
In various parts of the world, particu-
y.mjr ju me ouuin a. acme ucean, mere may
te seen, below the surface of the water,
nVilcs ot structures like fairy palaces, of the
most exquisite workmaship and of surpass
ing ftieauty. These are coral reefs. Thou
sands eif years before the advent ot man on
the earth, little animals were at work on
these great coral formations, building and
beautnyirt just as they are doing to-day.
FDlIITISrtED TIIEIK OWN MATEKTALS.
And thejn don't have their building
materials furbished to them, ready for use,
as the builderof our houses do. No, every
particle of building materials comes prim
arily from their otrii blood. The animal
which builds the'fcoral reefs is a very queer
little creature. Pert of him is constantly
dying, and the deaa part a sort of cast-off
skeleton becomes coral, that beautiful sub
stance of many colters, which a lew years
ago wis very fashionable for jewelry.
Myriads of little animals are at
work making coral out of the refuse
from their bodies, and the stupendous
nature of these achievements may be in
ferred from the fact thajt there is one coral
reef off the coast of iMelw Holland over a
thousand miles long. Al. the great chalk
beds are the results of wdrk by little ani
mals. Several of the Polynesian Islands,
audsomeof those in the Indian ocean, are
oi like origin. There are stp-called crystal
lsiauus oi coral ana roct soiuetimes reach
ing a height of COO feet.
And the rapidity with which these minute
creatures work is marvelous. Channels cut
through coral formations for snipping pur
poses have been closed agaiu by the little
workers within a iev7 years, anil there are
instances in which these formations have
grown several feet within a feW months.
But, while the builders are individually so
tiny, they make up for size by thleir amaz
ing numbers and their rapid increase. The
greatest works of man are utterly dwarfed
by those of these little animals.'sdj small
that we can see them only with aj micro
scope. t
NEW SIGHTS IN THE SKY. I
"Within the last few days astronomers
have announced the discovery ot a! new
comet and a new asteroid. It is now nithin
a few months of 100 years since thelfirst
asteroid was discovered, an event whichv cre
ated a great sensation in the days ol'lour
great-grandfathers. The asteroids are a
sort ot puzzle to astronomers, and a thor
oughly satisfactory solution has been souebt
in vain during the whole of the present
century. We kuow that they are little
planets like the earth, with the exception
that the largest of them is less than
miles in diameter, and the smallest pr
ably not more than a dozen miles. Ti
asteroids are apparently the outcome cf
some sort of misfit in the makiuir of a full
grown planet. Their orbits lie between)1
those of Mars and Jupiter. li
When the discovery of these little worlds
began the theory was advanced that thev
were the remains of an exploded planet a
world, possibly, like ours kuocked to pieces
by some iniernal convulsion or other awful
cataclysm. But this theory is not accepted
by astronomers ot the present day. It is
now though: that by some freak in original
planet-making the material was dispeised
instead of uniting, the result being about
200 little worlds instead of one big one. But
the astronomers really know very little
about the matter. The asteroids are so small
the last one discovered showing only as a
star of the thirteenth magnitude that it is
impossiblc,in the present stage of astronom
ical research, to learn much about them.
Lira ON ME ASTEKOIDS.
Some interesting thoughts are suggested
by the discovery of this new asteroid. Now,
even if it is a little world, might it not be
inhabited? There is no reason to believe
that the size of a planet makes any differ
ence in adaptability to animal and vegeta
ble life. Then why might not such of the
asteroids be inhabited as have reached the
right stage for life on their surfaces? But
it would be very strange, from our stand
point, to live on so small a planet as the one
lately discovered, probably not more than a
dozen miles in diameter.
You kuow that weight is another term for
attraction of gravitation. What you weigh
meatis the degree of attraction proportioned
to your mass, which the earth exerts upon
you, and the earth's attractive power is in
proportion to its mass. Well, imagine
yourself on the little planet found a few
davs aco. The attraction of cravitation
would be so slight, compared with that of
the earth, and your weight so light, that
you could probably 'jnnip 100 feet; and it
would he only an exhilarating exerci'e to
take a jatint aronnd the world as a breakfast
appetizer.
THE CENTER OF THE EAETH.
The subject of gravitation is one that
nearly everybody is somewhat familiar
with, but there are some things about it
that you may not know. For instance, sup
pose you were weighed at the top of a deep
coal mine, and afterward at the bottom, do
you suppose there would be any difference
iu the result? Yes. there would. You
would be lighter at the bottom. If it were
possible for you to go on downward 2,000
miles in the earth, and there be weighed,
you would probably be surprised to find
your weight only one-half what it was at
the surface: and if vou could go to the cen
ter of the earth you wouldn't weigh an
ounce.
This is because the center of the earth is
the center of its attractive power, which is
exerted equally in nil directions. If
you ascend from the surface of the earth
your weight will also decrease, but not in
the same ratio as when you descend. In go
ing upward thedecrease will bein proportion
to the square of the distance. Thus, while
you would weigh nothing if you should go
downward 4,000 miles from the surface, you
would still weigh one-fourth your actual
weight if you could weigh yourself 4,000
miles up in the air. The law of gravitation
is at once the strongest and the most sub
lime iu all nature.
AN INSTANTANEOUS FOECE.
" Light travels at the amazing rate of 18G,
000 miles in a seco'nd. There are visible
stars so far away that if one were blotted
out at this instant it would be seen on the
earth thousands of years hence, because rays
of light, starting now, would take so long to
reach us, even at the wonderful velocity at
which they travel. But if a new star were
now placed nut there in the depths of space,
where the blotted ont one was, its attractive
force would reach us instantly. That
strange force, which dominates the uni
verse, would at once be felt, though of
conrse inappreciably between the new star
and our earth.
Gravitation differs from all other forces in
another respect. The intervention of bodies
in tha line of attraction makes no difference
in tho attractive force exerted. For ex
ample, when the moon comes into direct
line between the earth and the sun there is
not the slightest difference in the reciprocal
attraction between the two former. The
enormous power of this attractive force is
utterly inconceivable. We are constantly
reminded of the power the earth exerts in
pulling us downward, hut think of the at
tractive power of a body like the sun, more
than a million times larger than the earth.
And this power control every speck of
light that we see in the heavens-.
I. H. Webb.
HAYES AND THE EEPOETEES.
How He Went Back on His Tromlso to Have
No Secrets From the Press.
A President who takes the position that
he will not be interviewed saves himself a
great deal of trouble, says William E. Cur
tis, executive officer, Pan-American Con
gress, in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat:
When Mr. Hayes came to Washington it
was given out that his administration would
have no secrets. Correspondents were told
to come and get all of the news. There was
to be no concealment of information relat
ing to public business. Soon after Mr.
Haye3 was inaugurated Major John M.
Carson, of the Philadelphia Ledger, and I
were at the White House.
The President invited us to stay to lunch.
While we were lunching Mr. Hayes re
peated that it was his intention to give the
newspapers everything. He told us he
wanted ns to feel entirely free to come to
him at any time and ask him anything we
wanted to'know. I thought it was well to
take him at his word, and I asked' "Mr.
President, what is going to be your policy
about silver?"
Just at that time the silver question was
beginning to be very interesting. Mr.
Hayes didn't answer my question for a
minute, and then he said: "That is a mat
ter about which I would prefer not to say
anything on this occasion." It wasn't long
alter that until Mr. Hayes was about as
difficult to interview as any of the Presi
dents. Since he became ex-President he has
adopted an invariable rule to decline all
interviews on politics.
SAHD0W, THE STBONG MAH.
Ho Is Personally Described and Compared
With Other Athletes.
II. Alton, In Newcastle. .England, Chronicle. J
As regards Sandow's personal appearance
well, I have seen and studied the portraits
of many of the athletes ot lang syne, and
have viewed in the flesh many grand speci
mens of the modern strong man, but I can
safely give the palm for "looks" to
Sandow.
From among the goodly types of manhood
in days gone by, I should select as the most
favorable specimen, Gentleman Jackson.
From those whose proportions I haye
scanned myself, I should take John Heenan
as I saw him once, in fighting costume
Andrew Marden, the splendidly-built but
unfortnnate Notitincham pucilift; Donald
Dinnie and Fleming, the Scottish athletes;
Prof. Miller, the weight litter; Steadman
and Lowden, the North Country wrestler,
while in their prime of 15 years back;
Owen Harte aud Barry, the Hibernian
weight throwers, and John L. Sullivan.
The men instanced were all taller and
bulkier than Sandow, but I am sure that
not any one of them equalled him in sym
metry of form and display of muscle. From
head to heel there is not a bad point in him.
His features are of a bold classical type;
his head is well-shaped and balanced upon
a white and muscular neck; his shoulders
are immensely broad; and in every limb
from michty arm to stately calf the mus
cles stand out firm aud roun ded as bosses of
steel.
INDIAHS AND THE IEON H0BSE.
How a Lot of Kedskins Tried to Stop a Kan
fas raciflo Engine.
When the Kansas Pacific was first opened
the Indians were very hostile, and there was
constant fear that they would wreck the
trains. That they did not is due to their
ignorance of the iron horse and of the best
methods of destroying it. One of my file
men, says IJ. W. Vedder, an old engineer,
had an experience with the Cheyennes that
he will never forget. He was on the road
ear Fort Wallace, when he saw that the
ndians had cut the telegraph wire, and
new that he might loot out lor squalls.
hey were never sanslied with simply cut-
tine the wire, but chopped it into inch
pieces with their tomahawks to effectually
stop the mysterious messages.
As the train came near a large patch of
sunslowcrs, which grew on both sides of the
track, over 100 Indians rose up, stretched a
rope iicross the track, braced themselves and
perpared to receive the shock of the locomo
tive. )As nasalterward learned, they had
taken J-awhide strips, braided them together
and, wfith a force of 50 at each end of the
rope, tlkought that they would be able to stop
the train. The instantthe locomotive struck
the rope Vlhe air was full of Indians. They
were thrown in all directions. Some were
jerked clelir across the train, and more than
a dozen wtere killed or seriously injured.
This was tfie last attempt made for years to
stop the trains.
H0NVY OF THE INDIANS.
Wampnm Is AWays of the Same Character
Whenever it is I'ound.
A good deal oVlndian wampum, or money,
is occasionally (found in the southeastern
parts of this StatA, and a curious feature of
it is the fact thatiit exactly resembles that
found in the Indialn graves of New England
and Canada, showing that the same kind of
currency must have been iu circulation
is All
ini)s
There are two kinijs found everywhere in
America, the whitei and the purple, the
former being commotn and cheap, the latter
scarce and costly, athe purple was made
irom the eye of tha clam shell, the white
from the stem of the periwinkle shell.
The aim of the wampum makers seems to
have been to have the beads unilorm,
smooth and highly polished, though by
what means they borqd a hole through so
hard a substance is uuknown. The labor
expended on the shelly must have been
enormous.
GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETIES.
The Value, Information hnd Alms Which
These Societies (Possess.
Newcastle (England) Chronldk
The use of such a society in commercial
centers cannot be overrated. Without a
knowledge of the methods of trade adopted
by countries heyond thesea,and the quality
and description of goods thcW have to offer
and wish to receive, of the ineUns of ingress
and egress to and from these :ountnes, ami
the transport necessary for th : distribution
of such goods, home trade wo dd by and by
find itself confined to old cha: mels worn by
competitors and antiquated bv the birth of
successive generations of heal by, vigorous
trade pioneers. To give supik information
has been and is the aim of this Uociety. The
principal means of carrying lout our aims
have been the short lectures given at various
intervals in the winter months. The lec
tures during the past session hn ve been such
as to ?ivc instruction no les , to the geo
graphical student than to the In an ot busi
ness. I
The Australian Ballot Sj-stenv
St. Lents Ulobe-Democrat.1
The Australian ballot brought out a curi
ous phase ot human nature. Wi hen the bal
lot was banded out to an intelligent, edu
cated man, he would ask for information as
to the method of preparing it,; and often be
very minute in his questions so as to make
no mistake. The uneducated) man, on the
contrary, generally asked nothflng, being ap
parently afraid of exposing hii ignorance.
1890,
MOUNTING PICTURES.
Fourth Taper of The Dispatch Series
on Amateur Photography.
THE PRISTS MUST BE WET FIRST.
Pleasing- Effects Can be Obtained by Atten
tion to Trimming-.
C0LLECT105S KEPT IN BOOK F0EM
To make this series of papers as valuable
as possible, The Dispatch will answer any
questions relating to photography that may
be sent to this office. All questions and an
swers that do not require too much space
will be published iu connection with the
papers. !No attention will be paid to anon
ymous communications. Address Amateur
Photo Department, Pittsbueg DisrATCir.
NO. 4.
rwitlTTEN FOK THE DIRFATCIt.l
"How is it that I can never make my pic
tures stick to the mounts?" asked a young
lady the other day. "Somehow the edges
have a most provoking way of curling up
in places, and, of course, they never have a
finished appearance."
The trouble was easily explained and is
one that will be encountered by almost
every beginner unless the prints are wet
before being mounted on the cards. The
sensitized paper has a decided tendency to
roll up when dry, and it is next to impossi
ble to make it adhere perfectly to a card,
when mounted in that condition. To prop-j
crty mount a batch of prints, therefore, it is
necessary to soak them in water first. Where
it is convenient it is advisable to mount
them as soon as they arc taken out of the
final washing. But in either case the effect
is the same. When the prints are wet they
remain perfectly smooth and pliable, and
the paste moreover is "held" much more
readily. Lay a number of prints, face
down, ou a light of glass, one by one,
squeezing out the surplus water with the
handle of a tooth-brush or any smooth flat
stick. Then take your paste, made of
starch, flour or arrow root, but never muci
lage; and with a flat brush cover the sur
face of the top print smoothly. Be carelul
to pick off any
LITTLE SPECKS Or DIET,
or lumps of hard paste, as these will canse
corresponding lumps in the picture, if al
lowed to remain. See to it that the edges
are all well covered, and then lift up one
corner of the print with the point of a knife
blade. Take hold of the corner or edge
lightly and lift the print free, and with the
other hand catch the opposite corner. Now-
lay the print carefully on the mount, lettinc
the middle strike first, and lower the outer
edges gradually until the whole is in posi
tion. Dry up the moisture from the fare
with clean blotting paper and then get rid
of all air-bubbles by laying a sheet of clean
paper over the print, and pushing the bub
bles out toward the edges with a handker
chief or the palm of the hand. Bub the en
tire surface evenly, so as to make sure that
the print will takehold all over. Pay par
ticular attention to the edges in this respect.
There is unlimited scope for the individu
al fancy in mounting prints. In the first
place it is suggested that the operator study
each print before trimming it so as to cut it
in such a way that the image will show to
the best artistic advantage. It is not always
requisite, by any means, to keep as much of
the print as possible in order to have it
look well. In fact, it is advisable in many
rases to cut away a heavy margin so as to
bring out a picturesque eBect. For instance,
if the main figure in the picture is way off
to one side and the print has an "unbal
anced" appearance, it is well to trim away
enough of the far side to attain a good
effect,
LINES OP THE PICTUBE.
Again, if the picture is taken on the
water and the dividing line between the
water and the shore and the water and the
sky runs across the middle, or near the mid
dle of the print, trim it so that the dividing
line is brought nearer to the bottom or top
of the picture as the fancy may suggest. If
the line is allowed to remain in the middle
of the print it will give a severe and studied
effect. Then again uleasing results are to
be obtained by trimming the prints into
round, oval and irregular shapes. With a
little ingenuity the operator can shape the
prints to represent leaves, sails, bells and
all sorts of objects, leaving the image intact
and sacrificing only a little of the back
ground, which in most cases is unimport-int.
To cut irregular shapes successfully, first
make a pattern of the required size, then
trace it, or outline it on the face of the print
and cut it out with scissors or with the edge
of a sharp penknife blade.
In this way it is not likely that the oper
ator will find the process of mounting his
prints monotonous. It is important that the
color of the mount and the effect of the
print should harmonize, particularly where
irregular shapes are cut. If the print has
white lights predominating a dark mount
should be used and vice versa. Tne writer
has seen many otherwise attractive pictures
spoiled to a certain extent by alack of judg
ment in the mounting. The favorite tints
and the best in photographic mounts are
primrose and maroon, the latter being dark
enough and the former light enough for all
purposes.
THE SIZE OP THE PICTUEE.
To illustrate that the size of a picture has
nothing to do with its attractiveness it is
only necessary to make a few "gems." Gem
cards can be obtained from any dealer in
photographic supplies. Cut a few pieces of
sensitized paper of the required size and
print them from the most attractive parts of
some of your negatives. Trim and mount
them as you would full-sized prints and
you will be as well pleased with your min
iature as with the larger picture and so
will your friends, too.
After a picture has been printed, toned,
fixed and carefully mounted there remains
only one process to make it complete burn
ishing. This is done by subjecting it to a
stead-, even pressure tinder the influence
of heat. For this purpose, burnishing ma
chines are made, but as they are expensive,
most amateurs find it the more economical
to have their prints burnished by their pro
fessional photographer, who makes only a
nominal charge therefor. The usual price
is about half a cent or 1 cent for each print.
This process gives the picture that glossy
appearance and brings it out with more dis
tinctness and warmth. It also prevents the
card from curling afterwards.
If the operator does not care to purchase
the regular paste, supplied by the dealers,
it is simple enough to make up a quantity
it home. There are many different ways o'f
making a suitable and substantial paste,
among which is one printed in the American
Annual of Photography tor 1C90, as follows:
The following formula gives a convenient
and ready method of making a thick, smooth
paste at a minute's notice, suitable for mount
ing all kinds of photographic prints.
I'oudere&gum tragisaiiTh 1 dram
Powdered gum acacia (or dextrine) ldram
Alcohol o drams
Mix the spirit with the powdered gums in a
cup, afterward adding gradually and with con
tinual stirrinc, sufficient cold water to form a
pasto of a suitable consistence for the purposo
required.
FUEVESTIXG THE EOLLISG.
Many amateurs prefer lo keep their col
lections of prints unmounted, thereby econo
mizing in room as well as in the trouble
ot mounting. Their chief annoyance is the
inclination of the prints to roll up as snnn
as Ihey are released fiom pressure, and a
consequent cracking of the film. This is
overcome very easily. In order to keep the
unmounted printsflat, soak them in a bath
made un of equal parts of alcohol, glycerine
and water for a tevr minutes. Then lay
them between sheets ofrlean blotting paper
under slight pressure. That will avoid the
rolling-up nuisance.
If it is preferred to keep the collection n
book form, specially made albums, with
leaves of stiff cardboard, can be procured of
I the" dealers. In this way a splendid record
can be kept of the operator's advancement
and improvement ia the art, and, moreover,
it furnishes an interesting addition to the
drawing room. Ail your iriends can ad
mire your work, but 'they cannot walk off
with any nf your pictures because they are
securely fastened In your book. It is al
most impossible to keep a complete collec
tion ot your prints if you have them loose,
as it is hard lo refuse your friends when
they ask for one or more of vonr attractive
pictures. W. O. ESCUWEGE.
WEICKS AND IUEB0ATS.
Recent Happenings on the Deep and the
X:son They Teach.
rwniTTKX FOB THE DISPATCH.3
In the darkness and ooze of the ocean bed
and unligbted save by the luminous deep
sea creatures, is the wreck of many a ship
and the last resting place of many a saiIor.
It is appalling to reflect upon the number of
lives and amount of property which is thus
sacrificed every year. In. the last issue of
the Lifeboat Journal, just published by the
Royal National Lifeboat Institution, is a
wreck chart of the British Isles for the
year ending June 30, 1SS9. Black dots indi
cate the points of doom along their coast,
where, during that 12 months, and in spite
of 301 rocket stations and 317 lilehoats, 4,272
vessels were sunk or damaged, aud 457
human lives lost.
The tragic wrecks of the Vizcaya and the
Serpent are fresh in the public mind, and
the world will not soon forget the tragic
incidents of the Samoa hurricane. It goes
without saying, that, but lor human appli
ances and inventions the loss of life and
property wonld be mnch greather than it is.
At times man's power and cunning avail
him nothing, as when in his last extremity
he and his are utterly overwhelmed by the
irresistible power ot the elements.
It is a tribute, however, to the strength of
undying manhood that improvement in life
saving devices goes steadily forward. About
the latest seems to be the new steel liteboat
Duke oi Northumberland, to which the tur
bine or hydraulic system of propulsion has
been applied as an improvement over the
propeller proper, which works to a disad
vantage, when thrown out of the waterby
the force of the waves. During the coming
winter season of storm and special danger to
those who go down to the sea in ship?, the
latest shipping intelligence will be scanned
by many with great anxiety. It is to be
hoped that the records of fatalities may be
unusually small.
PAULINE HALL'S APPETITE.
It Is Always Pretty Good, and the Actress
Sees That It is Gratified.
Cincinnati 'l'lracs-Star.l
Pauline Hall she with the mirthful curl
of lip and flashing eye has for the past few
days been taking her meals at the St. Nicho
las. Wheu Pauline strikes this town she's
"right in line," and she is Known to all as
Miss Schmidtgall. She is evidently a good
daughter, as she always spends her leisure
moments with her mother, who lives in a
eoiv home on Walnut Hills. Years of life
in the country's metropolis have rnade Miss
Schmidtgall an epicure, and the daintiest of
the season is none too dainty lor her. She
breakfasts at the St. Nicholas at 10 A. 21.,
dines at 2:15 P. sr., and lunches at G:30 P. ai.
aud sups at 11:30 p. si.
What she eats is a mystery, but it is a
fact that she has a first class appetite, to
gether with a delicate taste in the selection
of the viands which constitute her meals.
She gives her order at night after supper as
to what shall be served up for her ibreak
fast; after breakrast as to the composition of
her dinner; after dinner she discusses the
proper things for lunch, and, naturally,
after luncheon she turns her thoughts to
supper. She is not in any sense a gour
mand, and is rather dainty iu dealing with
rich food. It is said that she eats whole
wheat at every meal, and declares it to be
the greatest nerve and brain food known to
the philosopher of the kitchen.
THE AIR "WE HEED.
A Timely Suggestion as to tho Ventilation of
IJWnItooms
rwBITTEX FOR TUI DISrATCO.)
With the coming of colder and winter
weather there is a natural tendency to stop
up the cracks and crevices in our homes.
For this purpose the weather strip and other
devices are resorted to. With this shutting
out of cold air pure air is often excluded.
It is as to this latter and very practical
view of the subject that the attention of the
average householder should be intelligently
directed. It should be seen to that proper
and adequate ventilation be ensured at all
times to our living and sleeping apart
ment's. Otherwise injurv and disease is
likely to be entailed upon those most dear to
us. This is especially true of women and
children, who are often mnch more con
tinuously confined within doors than are the
men.
The best authorities tell us that not less than
30 cubic feet of air per minute is required for
each person to maintain a reasonable degree
of purity. A family of six persons should
therefore have about 300 cubic feet of fresh
air per minute flowing through the room
they are occupying. It is not enough to
have provision for entrance unless there is
also adequate arrangements for exit. How
many oi our homes are reasonably provided
withnature's safeguard in this respect?
EVEHY DOG HAS HIS POOD.
Itaw 3Ieat for Tighter and Beef Cracklings
for the Hunters.
bt. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Dogs should be fed in accordance with
what they are intended to do. A fighting dog
should be fed with raw beef and blood, a diet
that makes him savage, and which has the
same effect on a fighting cock. Hnnting
dogs, on the contrary, should never be al
lowed to taste blood, for it will give them
an appetite for raw flesh, and will sometimes
lead them to steal the game.
The best food for hunting and house dogs
is the beef-crackling that comes from the
rendering works. It is thoroughly cooked,
and contains enough oleaginous matter to
be nutritious. With some kind of coarse
Dread, it keeps the doe in good physical con
dition, does not stupefy or make him dull
and is cheap enough to make it a point to
buy it for Jog feed.
TAEIFF ON 0PEHA GLASSES.
The Pearl on Them Doesn't Pnt Them In the
SSTcrCcnt Class.
St. Louis I'ost-Dispatch.J
Judge Thayer, in the United States Cir
cuit Court yesterday, decided in two cases,
A. S. Aloe against James O. Churchill,
Surveyor of the Port of St. Louis aud the
llugene Jaccard Jewelry Company versus
Churchill, that opera glasses decorated with
pearl were dutiable at manufactures com
posed in part of metal at 45 per cent ad va
lorem, aud not as nianutactures of shell at
23 ver cent ad valorem.
This case is important in the large field
it covers, ami because the point involved has
been in controversy between many importers
and customs officers. In Chicago a ruling
contrary to that of Judge Thayer's was
made and the Surveyor there has appealed to
the Supreme Court.
The following is a partial list of the Pitts
burg aud Allegheny City druggists who
sell Chamberlain's Cough IJeinedy, famous
lor its cures of severe colds and as a pre
ventive for croup.
E. G. Stucky, 1701 and 2401 Penn ave.;
12. G. Stucky & Co., cor. Wylie ave.
and Fulton St.; Markell Bros., cor. Penn
and Frankstown aves.; Carl Hartwig,
4016 Butler St.; John U. Smith, cor. Pcimi
ave. and Main st., and Jas. L. McConnel &
Co.. 435 Filth ave.. and T. W. D. Hieber,
1231 Penn ave.. Pittsburg; and in Alle
gheny by E. E. Heck, 72 and 194 Fed
eral st; Thos. E. Morris, cor. Hanover
and Preble aves.; A. J. Kaercher, 59 Fed
eral st; Chas. L. Walther, 64 Chestnut sL;
W. S. Beach, 676 Fifth ave., and Spohn &
Murphy, No. 2 Carson st,, S. S. ' watt
A THRILLING ESCAPE. -I
flow Inrglar Muldoon Sawed His
Way Out of Auburn Prison.
SAVED BY A TLT CORSET STEEL
It Was the Work of Montb.3 and Keqaired a
Good Deal of Xerve.
MS ADTU5T0KES DUUISG FLIGHT
Headers of the daily papers will remem
ber the escape of Benjamin Muldoon, a con
vict, from Auburn prison on September 18
last. The authorities have been unable to
obtain the slightest clue to lead to his ap
prehension, but it is learned that he is now
at work in a Canadian village. The story of
his escape is most interesting.
Muldoon is still a young man, being
about 27 years of age. In the spring of 1S83
he was indicted in Syracuse for burglary
and grand larceny, and was sentenced to 13
years at hard Jabor. Being possessed of
more than the average ability, he soon bo
came the most expert workman inside the
walls, and there are few machinists, convict
or citizen, who excel him in certain lines.
For the last sir years of his confinement he
was intrusted with the repair of all the ma
chinery used in the shop?. As this work
had to be done at night to prevent shutting
down during the regular hours of labor,
Muldoon was usually employed at least
three nights in the week when the guards
were off the walls.
A COSSET STEEL SATV.
About a year ago Muldoon made up his
mind to "beat the place." Accordingly,
he in some way procured a bit of corset
steel, from which he made a saw so fragile
that it seems all but impossible for it to
have aided him in any way. This saw he
hid iu the sole of his shoe." The plan was
to saw from its fastenings a stationary lad
der leaning against the end of one of the
shops, used as means of ascent to the roof.
With this ladder he hoped to scale the
walls.
As it was possible to work at sawing away
the fastenings only at night, Muldoon's first
necessity was to escape the scrutiny ot his
guard. To this end he took occasion, oa
the first night he was taken out after work
had been resumed, to ask permission to visit
a remote part of the shops to sharpen his
tools. He repeated the request, and con
tinued to do so till the official, becoming
convinced of his integrity, left him to his
own devices. But he never dared remain
away longer than ten minutes, and his wort
proceeded almost as slowly and painfully as
that ot Monte Cristo and the old Abbe.
HOW HE HID THE -TC-OKK.
He filled the narrow crevices with a com
pound of putty and iron tilings, so thata
very close scrutiny would be necessary to
detect anything out of place. As the "top
of the ladder rested against the roof, the
sawing away of the irons made no differ
ence with its use, and no one discovered
what bad been done. The last bar was cut
through during the early part oi August,
and two nights later Muldoon attempted to
escape, but found that the ladder was six
feet shorter than the height of the wall. He
barely had time to return it to its place
wheu the guard began looking for him. He
explained his absence by feigning sickness,
though he fancied that the guard's suspi
cions had been aroused.
On the next night that he was at liberty
Muldoon measured a water pipe entering
horizontally through the wall from the out
side supply basin, aud found it to be seven
feet above the ground. With this as a
basis ou which to rest the ladder he would
he able to reach the summit of the wall.
As previously stated, he did not get away
till September 18. In the meantime he had
ptoeured a keeper's discarded coat, which
he hid beneath a pile of rubbish. He was
permitted to wear during working hours a
pair of bib overalls. He accordingly dis
carded his prison coat and trousers, and
wore only his underclothes beueith the
overalls and the stolen coat. He had
neither hat nor shirt, but hoped to obtain
them somewhere on his way to sifety.
MADE A BIG KOISE.
It was about 2 A. 31. when Muldoon suc
ceeded in getting leave of absence from the
guard. Hastily changing his clothes, he "
dragged the ladder to the wall, mounted to
the water pipe, thence elevated the ladder to
a precarious footing, with its bottom rung
resting on the pipe, and, with trembling
limbs, ascended. When he reached the top,
the ladder fell, making a noise that sounded
londe than a cannon to his overstrained
ears. Not daring to wait an instant, he
sprang outward, striking the walk
so heavily that he fell backward to the
ground. A policeman down the street
heard the sound, and came running forward,
but Muldoon lay in the shadow of the walk
and was not discovered.
As soon as the policeman had disappeared
the fugitive, fancying he beard unusual
noises inside the prison, sprang to his feet
and ran blindly up the street. In a few
blocks he came to a railroad the Auburn
branch of the New York Central, as he
afterward ascertained and, turning off, he
continued running along the track, slacking
his pace to a "dog trot," which he kept np
for hours. Just as the danrn was breaking
in the East, Muldoon dropped in his tracks,
unable to go a step further. Crawling into
an adjoining wood, he slpt till evening.
Just at dusk, very sore and weak from fast
ing and the excitement and exertion of the
preceding night, he walked painfully to a
neighboring tarmhouse and asked for food.
A NAEEOW ESCAPE.
The woman to whom he applied looked
curiously at him and asked why he had no
hat. His reply was that some boys had
stolen it while he slept. She appeared satis
fied with this explanation and set some
food be.'ore him on the kitchen table, alter
ward leaving the room. He began to eat,
when it occurred to him that her absence
was suspicious. Going to the window be
saw two men running toward the bouse from
a neighboring barn. Muldoon ran out the
door on the instant and sprang over a fence
into an orchard. The men called to him to
stop and began pursuing him, but he man
aged to reach the wood where he had slept,
and in the darkness escaped.
As soon as they had ceased searching for
him Muldoon again started westward along
the track. He was able to walk but slowly,
and in an hour did not walk farther than a
mile. He then came to a wayside water
tank, near a little hamlet. The tank tender
was eating his lunch from a basket. Mul
doon gazed hungrily at the food, and the
man, noting his starved look, invited him to
share his meal. He thankfully accepted
the invitation, and began questioning the
man regarding distances to various Western
cities.
DETECTED AT LAST.
The replies appalled him; he never wonld
be able to travel so far on foot. He there-
fore asked the tender if he could not slip
quietly into a boxcar, and steal a ride. The
man appeared interested in his desire to
travel, and asked him innumerable ques
tions. At last he took Muldoon's breath
away by saying:
"I think I know you; you're the man that
got away from Auburu last night."
Muldoon could not deny it. He burst
into tears and begged not to be betrayed.
"That's all right," said the tank tender,
sympathetically, "there's S50 in it, but I'm
not up to that sort of business. I can't
verv well oflVr you a place in a car, for it's
dead agaiust the rules, but a freight will
stop here for water in about an hour, aud
you can slip around on the other side and
ct into au empty car. Din't let anyone
see you do if, though, and don't give your
self'aw ay to others as you have to me.it
might not always be sale."
He took the man's advice, was arrested as
a tramp, got off with a nice story and is now
comparatively safe. The foregoing facts
were told a New York Sun correspondent
by a friend of Muldoon. For obvious
reasons he refnsed to divnlge certain ntmes
and Mnldoon's future intentions. Bat he
showed the letter in proof of his statement,
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