FAMOUS PISTOL
IF DICK TURPIN
Finding of Relic Recalls Story of
Highwayman Hero.
THE MASTER OF BLACK BESS.
Reckleas Knight of the Eighteenth
Century Was a Robber Whoso Way
Appealed to Popular Imagination.
His Biography as Told by Ainsworth.
A dispatch from London tlio other
day conveyed the information that
Dick Turpln's pistol had been found
the same presumably with -which the
famous highwayman shot his friend,
that equally notorious highwayman,
Tom King. It Is a double flintlock
horse "stick," and It bears the inscrip
tion: "Presented to Dick Turpin nt the
White Hear Inn. Drury Iiinc, Febru
ary 7, 1735."
In common with many another rob
ber Turpin was something of a liero in
his day. The highwaymen of the
time apiKjaled to the popular imagina
tion. Among tlio accounts of Turpln's ac- I
tlvitles none is better known than that '
found in Harrison Ainsworth's "Hook. J
wood." It is partly true and partly leg- i
endary. It mentions many of the fa-
mous gentry of tlie road by name, an 1 1
one can Imagine Dick Turpin and Tom
King roarluir out nltermitn vnrsrs nt
the White Bear Inn or that hostelry
In Kiiburn whicli the gang nfTocted
singing it, perhaps, on the very night
on which Turpin killed King and start
ed off on his wild gallop of a hundred
miles from Loudon to York. "High
toby" is the name by which the game
of stand and deliver was familiarly
known to Its steady practitioners, and
here are a few stanzas of the "Chap
ter of nighwoymen:"
Of every rascal of every kind
Tho most notorious to my mind
Was tho cavalier captain, gay Jemmy
Hind!
Which nobody can deny.
"Prince of Prigs."
James Hind, known as the "pTlnce
of prigs," was a royalist captain of
some distinction who was hanged,
drawn and quartered in 1052. It was
said that Oliver Cromwell was among
the many whom he had robbed.
But tho pleaeantest coxcomb among them
all
For lute, conanto and mudrlgal
"Was tho galliard Frenchman Claudo Du
Vail
Which nobody can deny.
Du Vol was a gentleman highway
man who made life miserable for trav
elers going to and from London.
And Tobygloak never a coach could rob.
Could lighten a pocket or empty a fob
"With a neater hand than Old Mob. Old
Mob!
Which nobody can deny.
"Old Mob" was Thomas Simpson,
who was not particularly scrupulous
as to bis method of appropriation, ne
told a widow whom he robbed that
"the end of a woman's husband be
gins in tears, but tho end of her tears
is another husband."
Ainsworth alleges it was through
treachery that Turpin was led to
shoot King, nowever that may be,
Turpin mounted his mare and was off,
pursued by a posse, across England.
Dick, says his chronicler, was "the
crack rider of England of his time
and perhaps of any time," and he rode
Black Bess in "masterful fashion,"
Jumping over the cart and donkey of
a farmer who tried to bar his progress
nnd leaping tlio nigh Hornsey tollgate.
After covering nearly a hundred
miles Black Bess lost something of
her energy. The pursuers, who had
killed steed after steed, commandeer
ing fresh ones by the way, were gain
ing on him, and Dick poured down the
mare's throat the contents of a bottle
given him by an old fellow "who was
a knowing cove nnd famous jockey in
his day," tho liquid being guaranteed
to "make n linrse go as long as he'd a
leg to carry him."
Tragic End of Black Bess.
"Hark away, Bess!" Dick cried to
his Btecd iI'pr fording the Ouse to
If you Seal your Glasses and Jars with
JL (Part RiSned ParaOnt)
Absolutely Air-tight.
Easy to Use. Inexpensive.
Parowax is tasteless nnd odorless. Every
package carries the Pure Food guarantee.
Sold by Grocers nnd Druggists
Everywhere.
The Atlantic Refining Company
Phll''.hU Pituburib
escape his pevsucrs. news neniu ....
cheering cry, nud Bho answered to the
call. She roused all her energies,
strained every sinew and put forth nil
her remaining strength Her
pace was swift as when she stnrtoil
But It was uncnnsclcus and mechan
ical fiction. It wanted I he ease, the
lightlies of her former stride. Sho
seemed screwed up to n task that she
must execute. There was no flogging,
no gory heel, hut tlio heart was throb
hing, tugging at tho sides within. Her
spirit spurred her onward. Her eye
was glazing, her chest was- heaving.
her Hank quivering, her crest agnln
fallen, let she held on. "She is dv
Ing!" said Dick. "I feel If- No. she
held on!
Fulford Is past. The towers nnd
the nlnnocles of York burst unon him
In nil the freshness, tho beauty nnd
the glory of a bright, clear autumnal
morn.
"It Is done It Is won," cried Dick,
"nurrahl Hurrah!"
Another mile is past. York is near.
"Hurrah!" shouted Dick, but his
voice was hushed. Bess tottered, fell.
A shiver ran through her frame, nor
heart had b .rst.
HAS PLAN' TO RECLAIM
THE GARDEN OF EDEN.
Out it Will Coot $30,000,000, Says Sir
William Willcocks.
Plans for tl.v reclamation of the sito
of the Biblical garden of Eden have
been completed by Sir William Will
cocks, who has estimated the cost of
tho undertaking at 30,000.000. Speak
ing before the Itoynl Geographical so.
ciety iu London. Sir William outlined
his scheme. Ills tin- u-y is that the ac
tual garden lies In the ast tract form
ing the delta of the Euphrates and
Tigris and that th"-e two rivers must
be controlled by dikes and barrage.
"The Tigris," nays Sir William, "is
the more dillleult problem. Provision
ally I have suggested to the Turkish
government to sacrifice the left bank
of the river to the floods and to create
a very massive canal and dikes along
tho right bank. On the other hand, an
escape could be constructed.
"If we could overcome the objections
of the Shaminar Arabs we could utilize
a salt pan southwest of Samara, in
which, as wo have discovered, the
river Tarthar terminates. Wc should
have to raise tho level of the Tigris In
flood by eight meters, and the two bar
rages and canal needed would cost
$30,000,000.
"But there would be a splendid re
turn. The value of every acre of land
in the delta would bo doubled. It would
bo a godsend to Bagdad and allow the
Bagdad railway to traverse the culti
vated land instead of the desert.
"Tho deltn of the two rivers would
be richer than tho delta of tho Nile
and a safer place for tho investment of
capital. Indeed, I should say that, as
the Egyptians are so eager to return to
the protection of Turkey, England
would make n good financial bargain
to exchange Egypt for Babylonia.
"Tho first direct 'irrigation works to
be carried out will bo tho Fnltiln nnd
Illndie barrages on the Euphrates nnd
the canals and drains dependent upon
them. On the Tigris the canals to irri
gate tho country northwest of Bagdad
will be taken off above tho proposed
barrages near Nlmrod's dam, which
are, I hope, to provide tho escape Into
the Tarthar depression.
"Tho second barrage on tho Tigris
will bo made at Koot, to convert the
Hal branch of the river into a perma
nent canal. Farther down, at the junc
tion, regulating work, dikes and canals
are proposed to reclaim tho land from
Basra to Khor Abdalla."
me boat rocker has begun his fool
work this season, as usual. New York
Amerlcau.
The Italian peanut vender who will
ed his fortune to tlio persons from
whom he says lie stole it has Invented
another way to fool tho heirs. Wash
ington I'ost.
The opinion of tho United Stntes dis
trict court at Buffalo that a wife's
savings belong to her nnd may not be
attached for tho benefit of the hus
band's creditors has n bearing on the
new doctrine of wages for wives.
Now Vork World.
There is
No Danger of
Moldy
Preserves
DEATH RATE
GRADUALLY
Disaster Record Now on
Decline, Assert Federal
Bureau Officials.
THAT the high tide In the terri
ble death rate In American coal
mines has been readied and
passed Is the confident belief
of the olllclals of tlio United States bu
reau of mines.
Figures issued by tlio bureau show
that 2,517 men were killed in the mines
last year ns ogainst L',831 for 1010.
This shows n reduction In the number
of lives lost of 317 In one year's time.
Tlio death rate In 1010 was 3.01 men In
every 1,000 employed. Tho rate In 1011
was
Compared with 1007. the darl Jest vnnr
in the history of American mining
wnen 3,10, men lost their lives. 1011
shows a decrease of CS0 In the number
of men killed. It was following tlw.
record of tills year that congress au
thorized tho government to begin in
vestigations looking toward a reduc
tion in the death rate, and tills was
supplemented In 1010 bv the creation
of the bureau of mines.
Says Progress Was Too Slow.
Discussing the death statistics of the
coal mines. Dr. Josenh A. Holme.
director of the bureau of mines, said:
"While these latest mortality stalls-
tics in the coal mines of tho countrv
show slight Improvement over the pre
vious years, tho United States has still
no record to be proud of. In spite of
the progress we have made, we still
are far below the standard of safetv
that we ought to have reached.
It is, of course, comfortimr to know
that for each year since 1007 there has
been a decreasing number of men killed
for every million tons of coal mined
BALTIMORE SIDELIGHTS.
Activity of Clark's Woman Manager, j
Tom Taggart's Dilemma.
One of the attractive figures at the
Baltimore convention was Miss Jessie 1
Simpson, who ran tho Clark campaign 1
in St. Louis with skill. j
This is not tho first political job held 1
by Miss Simpson, .lust previous to 1
taking up the management of the of
fice in St. Louis in December she help- I
ed Jacob Woiters, now running for '
United States senator from Texas, win '
the anti-prohibition light In that state.
Miss Simpson about a year ago gave
up her position, one of much responsi- '
blllty, which she had held for eight
years, in the olilces of a brokerage
concern and went south for rest and
was asked to help In the prohibition
fight.
She Is a self made girl, nnd It's a
fair job, she admits.
"I was born in the country," she
said, "and, oh, I suppose I just had
the instinct hundreds of girls have to
get up and get out
"1 love business, and I think I'd like
to have a business position rather than
the position of social secretary of tho
White House," she declared.
Baltimore policemen, if one asked
them a question during tho convention,
were in the habit of directing one to
the convention hall before the request
for information was finished. A po
liceman was approached near the Bel
vedere by a disconsolate looking man
decorated with badges.
"Can you direct me"
"Sure. Walk two blocks that way,
turn to your right and then you will
see tho nagB and you'll know It."
"What I want to know Is"
"I'm telling you, ain't I?"
"No. you're not. I want to co tn Hm
ball game. How do I get there?"
When Tom Tacgart of Indiana sees
a bundle now he gives a start. lie
sent some shlrta, collars and other lin
en to a Baltimore laundry, but they
didn't come back, although tho clerk
frequently opened laundry bundles for
his Inspection.
At last one camo marked "T. T."
"This la probably it," said the clerk.
Within the bundle tho Indiana man
found two silk nightgowns, two nnlrx
of corsets, three shirt waists and a few
other "things."
"That is not It!" shouted Tom as he
turned and fled.
FIRST AERIAL COACH TRIED.
It Ha a Limousine Body Accommodat
ing Four Passengers.
Tho first aerial coach has been tried
and found successful at Etnmpes,
France. It Is an ordinary aeroplane, to
which a llmousluo body capable of
holding four passengers comfortably
has been fitted.
Tho aerial coach made a flight of
about half an hour across country, but
it carried no passengers. The place of
tho passengers was taken by four bags
f sand equaling tho overage weight
of four tourists. Tho aerial coah
leaves nothing to be desired as to tho
comfort of fnturo travelers, who will
have a vast view of tho country over
which they travel and will scarcely
feel tho motion.
Capital of th World's Railroads.
Throughout tho world tho total enni-
tal In railroads amounts to $45,000,000.-
000.
OF MINER
DECREASING
But Still Far Below Stand
ard of Safety Aimed At,
Says Director Holmes.
and that for every life lost w0 have
each year taken out of the earth more
tons of coal. This is an improvement
In the right direction. I hope that
within the next year or two wo will
see as great an Improvement In the
reduction of the nunilior of men killed
per 1,000 men employed.
"The bureau is ro-oneratinc with the
state mine Inspectors, the mine work
ers una with the mine operators in an
endeavor to solve many or the dillleult
problems connected with tho coal mln
ing industry in this country. In tills
effort all the nbovo forces are co-operating
in good spirit iu tlio determina
tion to bring about better condition.
Iu this co-operative effort there Is also
serious need of tlio statesmen. No
branch of industry In this country Is
on so bad an economic basis today as
Is the coal mining industry, nnd this
Industry can never be niaced on n snt-
Isfactory basis until, through impor
tant legislative changes, Improvement
In this economic basis Is made possi
ble." Federal Action In 1903.
It was early in 100S that the federal
I Kovurumcui uegan its investigation of
the causes of mine disasters following
the climax of accidents in 1007. The
record for 1007 and the following
years is as follows: In 1007, 3,107 men
killed, or 4.83 In every thousand em
ployed; 100S, 2,-MD killed, or 3.01 in
every thousand employed; 1000, 2, COS
killed, or 4 in every thousand em
ployed; 1010, 2.S31 men killed, or 3.01
in every thousand employed; 1011.
2,517 men killed, or 3.74 in every thou
sand employed.
NEW WALTZ LIKE SKATING.
The United Professional Teachers of
Dancing Stamp It Vith Approval.
"May I have tho nest skate?" may
be heard in ballrooms next winter.
tho United Professional Teachers of
Dancing meeting at Indianapolis, Ind.,
having approved the "Skaters' Waltz."
originated by J. It Schackno of To
ledo. Other dances adopted were: "The
Stately," a three step, by Anthony
J. Glaconla of Springfield, Mass., and
"The Espanola Waltz," by E. n. ford
of Chicago. These new dances were
demonstrated at the state ball given
by tho dancing teachers.
The "Skaters' Waltz" is so called be
cause the dancers take the same no
sitiou as in skating. The descrlntion
of tho dance, as given by its author,
rouows:
Facing line of direction, lndv stand
ing to the right of the gentleman with
left and right hand resting lightly In
gentleman's left and right hand.
Part 1. Slide left foot forward, count
one, draw right foot to left foot, count
two, three. Slide left foot forward,
count four, draw right foot to left
root without weight, count flvo six.
Slide right foot forward, count one.
Draw left foot to right, count two.
three. Slide right foot, forward, count
rour, araw left foot to right without
weight, count five, six.
Part 2. Skating steps forward, start
ing with left foot Slido left foot for-
ward, bringing right foot behind, couut
one, two, three. Slide right foot for
ward, bringing left foot behind, count
four, five, six. Repeat both steps,
count one, two, three, four, five, six.
Part 3. Waltz four bars of music
straight forward.
Part 4. Samo as Part 2.
FARMING WITH DYNAMITE.
Powder Company Starts Test of Ex
plosive System of Soil Culture.
E. It Angst, representative of n
powder company, has Just completed
an experiment at tho Northwestern ex
periment station at Crookston, Mass.,
under tho joint supervision of a num
ber of tho faculty of tho Crookston
School of Agriculture, in whicli Super
intendent C. G. Selvlg of the farm and
school Is much Interested.
Two ncres of laud havo been dyna
mited and will bo seeded to flax, side
by sido with a field of flax which will
bo seeded after ordinary plowing.
Tho theory Is that tho dynamiting
will make available a vast amount of
plant food awl that tho roots of grain,
llax or anything elso planted will draw
from a depth heretofore Impossible be
cause of practically impervious strata.
Charges of dynamite aro placed In
holes threo feet deep at intervals of
fifteen feet each way, certain sections
nt a tlmo. While tliero is an area of
only threo feet in dinmeter of dirt
thrown up directly over each charge,
the explosion cracks and loosens nil
the dirt and breaks It up.
Rose Pastor Stokes a Candidate.
Mrs. Koso Pastor Stokes, tho Social
fst leader, will bo nominated for the
school commltteo of Stamford, Conn.,
by tho Socialist party at the conven
tion to bo held early in July. Mrs.
Stokes has consented to run. Sho will
make a vigorous cnmpnhjii, and it is
expected that ono plank In her plat
form will bo tho use of public schools
ns social centers. She Is a Ann be
liever In this.
TRUST TO CUT LIVING COST.
! Kentucky Formers' Union to Distribute
j Profit Among Customers.
Kentucky farmers aro preparing to
, combat the high cost of living by a
1 method which Is milium In A morion
The plan is to orgnnlzo n farmer's
union covering the entire stnto nnd to
establish 11 central store in every conn
tyseit Wherever posslblo tho stores will be
conducted by ofllcers of tho union. In
no case will n manager bo other than
n member. Wherever It can bo done
sons nnd daughters of union members
will bo employed In those stores ns
clerks. All profits from tho sale of
goods will bo turned into n common
fund for each community, and distri
butions of theso profits will be made
at fixed periods.
To dnto tills union has been organ
ized I11 only a few counties. Wherever
tlio co-operatlvo stores have been cstab
Hshed they have given satisfaction.
solicitors for members arc constant
ly at work, nnd by the Umo tho to-
uacco, wncat ana com crops nro ready
for harvest many moro counties it is
expected will take up the plan.
THE NATIONAL SURPLUS.
Revenue From Corporations $6,000,000
Less Than 1911 Fiscal Year.
Tlio United States government has
closed the fiscal year with a surplus
of .S32,000,XJO, accordlug to estimates
Insed upon incomplete returns from
tiic vnrious sources of revenue. Tho
amount far exceeded expectations.
Tho surplus at the close of tlio fiscal
year 1011 was $45,082,000.
Tho failure of congress to pass the
general deficiency and other appropria
tion bills, which would have called for
Inrgo disbursements during the closing
days of tlr fiscal year, helped the gov
ernment to idle up its surplus.
It is estimated that the corporation
tax brought in $27,000,000 against
000,000 last year. Customs receipts
yielded about ?31 0,000.000 this fiscal
year against $311,000,000 last year,
while Internal revenue taxes wore
$202,000,000 against $2S0,000.000.
The taxation on beer indicated that
the American people consumed 03,000,
000 barrels during the year. The gov
ernment realized .?110.000,000 on dis
tilled spirits, '13,000.000 on beer and
S70.000.000 on tobacco.
SHE TAKES UP WIRELESS.
First Woman Operator Passes Naval
Examination Goes to Sea.
Probably the llrst woman wireless
telegraph operator afloat certainly tho
first on the Pacific, is Miss Mabelle
Kelso of Seattle, Wash.
She passed the examination, receiv
ed one of tho highest marks given at
the government's naval wireless twin
ing school at the Puget sound navy
yard and was assigned to tho steamer
Mariposa, sailing for Alaska Jnly 1.
Miss Kelso goes to sea uniformed.
IJer garb is tho regulation gokl corded
cap and a military blue sergo skirt
Tlio young woman is twenty-five, good
looking, has been employed as a ste
nographer, is something of a mechanic
and thoroughly familiar with the mech
anism of wireless telegraph apparatus.
Pert Personals.
Wo don't know whether this makes
Lillian ItusselPs fourth or fifth, but no
body will begrudge her one Moore.
Washington Post.
No man ever made so much money
out of a buisneas that ho knows so
little about on tho witness stand as
Mr. Rockefeller. Baltimore Sun.
Nat Goodwin has got Into the moving
pictures, and no doubt in due time vre
can see just how he manages his nu
merous matrimonial ventures. Mem
phis News-Scimitar.
The Ideal
p aland accrued ncome
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Libel In Divorce
, 10-J March Torm, 1012.
LILLIAN C. BUBLL, Llbollant,
LKWITT E. BUiELL, Respondent.
To LBW1TT E. BUELL: You aro
horoby required to appear In tho
said Court on tho fourth Monday In
October, to answer tho complaint
exhibited to the Judge of said court
by Lillian C. Buell, your wifo, in tho
causo nbovo stated, or In default
thereof a decree of divorce as pray
ed for In said complaint may bo
made against you In your absence
F. C. 'KIMBLE, Sheriff. '
Mumford, Attorney.
Honesdalo. July 2, 1912. 53w t
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