The Beaver Herald. (Beaver, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 15, No. 33, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 19, 1901 Page: 2 of 4
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HAYM ". 7 OKLAstOMA
A NIGHT WITH THE
GOLD ESCORT.ooo
BY GUY EDEN.
1 DON'T know thnt I ever felt gvnt-
er regret for a dcad-aud-gnuc hot-
May tlian on the this occasion of leav-
ing Tnownrrn the station of my old
friend Chnrllu Wilson uflcr the Imp.
plest of n happy two months with
film. It hnd been ti gorgeous time!
On horseback fnm mm rise to sunset
with the glow of life In one's elns.
the accnt of wnttle blossoms In one's
nostrils the clear hlue sky overhead
and tho low lnutlcnl hum of the ani-
mal and Insect world that thronged
the deep Rcruli nroimd one the days
went very well then.
"Twii merry In tho glowing morn among
tho trimming Kress
To wnnder as we've wandered mnny n
mile.
And blow tho coot tobacco cloud and
watch tho white wreaths pus.
Bitting loosely In tho saddle all the
whllo."
Or ngnln when the fun grew fast
and furious and there wan worK to
be done work that wanted men to do
it men with nerves and sinews of
teel then
"Twos merry 'mid the blnckwooda whci
we npled the station roofs
To wheel tho wild scrub cuttlo at tho
yanl
!t71th a running lire of stockwhips and a
running tiro of hoofs
Oht tho hardest day was never then
too hard!"
Hut It had coma to an end: the Inst
dawn hud risen over the gum tree
tops that hacked the hnmestend: the
last sun hnd set behind the bi'lt of
timber that fringed the far bnnk of
the lagoon nnd now Charlie and I
were driving quietly Into Moruyn In
the cool of tho star-lit January even-
ing where I wnu to catch the conch
on the following morning that would
take mc to Anihen Itraldwond and
Tarn go whence I should entrain to
Onulhurn nnd Sydney. The drive from
Toownrrn Into Moruyn wait about SO
miles und Chnrlln Invariably drove me
In overnight no thnt I might n)ccp at
the Inn nnd start off nfrcsh by conch
In the early morning on my 1UU miles'
Journey.
On this particular night we both felt
tired nnd conversation had llngged
considerably. We were great chums
and felt sorry to part he more es-
pecially so seeing that he wns going
back to tho solitude of an up-country
atatlon. Wo both looked forward to
bed nnd even tho tired horses quick-
ened up a llttiu as the lights of Morn-
ya canto to view und wc rnttlcd down
the one long sleepy street that the
township could boast of.
Presently we drcw'tip at the veran-
da of the low Htrnggllug Inn in front
of which we noticed the dark tlgureii
of a smalt knot of men. Charlie had
eenrcrly reined in the horses when it
tall powerfully-built man lit the uni
form of n sergeant of police stepped
forward into the belt of light thrown
from tho buggy lamp.
"Is Mr. Fnno there?" lie asked In
tones that to me sounded menacing
in their deep gulteral ring.
I was Mr. Fnne and tho effect of
the grizzled veteran in front of me
and Ills unexpected question woke me
to n sense of mental activity. Like a
flash iriy thoitghtH rati back over my
past misdeeds and I wondered for
which of them I was to be brought
to Justice. I really couldnt think of
anything of nil nggrcsslve criminal na-
ture nnd was framing an expostula-
tion when his next remark boothed
me.
"I want to ask you sir (0 the com-
fort of that conciliatory "sir")
"whether you would huc any objec-
tion to coming on In the conch to-
night with the gold escort. We have
some gold that we want to deposit
in the bnnk lit Aralven the llrst thing
in the morning. It will only menii that
wo shall reach Aralven for breakfast
nnd you will have the whole morning
there to rust as the regular conch
will go on as usual at two o'clock
nfter dinner I hope you won't mini!
coming on sir. The re Is only one oili-
er passenger besides yourself and ho
lias agreed to go on. What do you
any sir?"
To be strictly truthful 1 didn't like
it at nil ns I wits (lend tired; but of
course there wns nothing to be dime
but to itssenl with thu best grace pos-
sible. "Thank you sir very much. Mr.
Jones (the accountant of tho bank
here) will bo ready In half an hour's
time and then If you nnd the other
gentleman will kindly he ready too
we could start off nt once
Shortly afterwards Chnrlle nnd I
were seatei; at the dining room table
sinking the n u of the short space of
time left to me. Charlie ate his sup-
per In a more leisurely manner us he
had no couch to catch and would go
quietly to bed later returning to the
station in thu morning
Presently we were Joined by tho
other (Messenger who bustled In with
a pteeattnl smile nnd n cheery "good
evening" as he took his sent opposite
to us.
He was a man of medium height
'Wtt exceptionally hrond shoulders
and an active powerful frame. Ills
faeeal-avo the black pointed beard
was very dark and his expression
pleasing though when the face was
1h repeM there wuu it certain hard-
ness that contrasted strongly with
the cheery frankness of expression
wfceH In a lighter mood. What
mm head wan like 1 could not
aej as even at supper he kept his
teVnteb felt hat pulled down low on
tU forehead.
Charlie muttered something about
bosh mannbra. but thu gentle
With the nut cither did not icnr
lfully deaf at any rate
k in no way interfered
s'rtr aouetite.
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nee. gentlemen" ue
ith .full of eokl beef
tnia wnen re-
i be abed.
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It's a bit stinky for a cove o' my time
of life."
He' laughed as he spoke and helped
himself to a huge slice of qulnco tart.
"Lucky wo're not In tho old days
gentlemen" ho continued. "1
shouldn't have fancied going over the
mountain with u coach load o dust
and only two armed men and one of
'cm n Chilian " guard It."
"Who said there were only two
armed men" interrupted n gruff
voice nnd the nergennt stood In the
doorway. For n moment Mr. I.andnn
that wns his name looked startled
but the next Instnut turned Intighltg-
ly to the sergeant.
"Why you said so yourself scr-
gennt. Didn't jnu say thnt you nnd
the nccottntnnt (Mr. Jones) would be-
ready In half nn hour's time. You
didn't sny nothing about no others."
Sergeant Fulton growled something
under his breath as ho dropped lib
huge frame Into n chair nnd called
for n drink.
"What's happened to thnt fellow
Moonbeam sergeant?" nsked Charlie
Wilson lifter n pause. "lie seeniH in
have left his district."
"Can't say sir." replied Fulton.
"He's n tough nut to crack nnd do II
knows what he's up to now. I'd glu-
ten venrs ol my life to get that scoun-
drel." "Yes" laughed Chnrlle "he's given
you chaps n rough lime for thu last
year or two. I can't help admiring
the pluck of the fellow though lit-
is siieh a hnd lot."
"A bad lot" growled the sergeant
"He's n munlerlu' vllllan that's what
he Is. lie shot my mate Dick Quia-
ton without giving thu poor chap u
dog's chance of a run for his money."
"1 don't know anything about It.
and I'm talking n lot of rot I sup-
pose" snld I.undon Joining In "but It
seems to me an outsider to have
been his life or your friend's. Tioop-
er Qultitou wouldn't hate given him
much law I expect If he could have
drawn a bead on him."
"You think not" said the sergeant
sharply. "Well 1 think ns I've .aid
that Moonbeam ns lie Is called Is a
murderln' blackguard and If I could
get n chance nt him I'd plug him as
1 would n bandicoot."
VrJI well sergeant" lnughed the
othrr "no offense and. as I say 1
haven't heard much nkniit the chap.
What's he like? Have you ever seen
him?"
"Only once" snld tho sergeant
slowly' "but I think I'd know him
again."
"Well" laughed the other "I can
only hope for Moonbeam's sake that
you won't happen to meet him."
At that moment a tall young man
clad In a heavy ulster entered the
room. He carried it black bag In his
hand "(iood evening gentlemen.
Mr. Fnne Mr. Lnndon may I Intro-
duce myself? I'm thu haul; account-
ant. We're to be fellow-trnvelerH
und I'm much obliged to you for your
courtesy In coming on to-night. The
conch Is renily. Shnll we kttirt?"
Five minutes later I had wrung
dear old Charlie's hand for the last
time for many n day und taken my
seat in the coach. It was u light
spring coach with n covering over It
and two parallel seats. In tho fiont
one sat the driver and by his aide
Sergt. Fulton with u loaded rllle be-
tween his knees. In the back seat sat
Lnndon Jones and myself; Jones
with his bag of gold on liiit knees be-
ing In the center.
It was a beautiful star-lit night
nnd the nlr was dellclously cool after
the broiling beat of the day. We were
till III the best of spirits despite our
continuous Journey Lnndon especial-
ly being In u particularly facetious
frame of mind. Ah a fellow-traveler.
It would have been dillleiilt to sur-
pass him mi well stocked was he with
lively reminiscence und moaning mice-
dote. What lie was by trade or pro-
fesslou he did not say though I fancy
that we all tacitly took hliu to be a
commercial traveler. Certainly he
knew the road well and even lit that
hour of the night pointed out tint va-
rious landmarks of Interest as we
passed lamlmnrkH rendered historical
by association with hushrauglitg and
gold mining Incident.
"That's the rock behind which the
Chirks hid to bail up the coach" he
exclaimed suddenly as it great bould-
er loomed out white and ghostlike In
the Hash of the coach lumps on our
right.
I peered with Interest nt the spot
pointed out by l.amlon. The story of
that particular Clnrho exploit of some
years before was known to everyone.
Ignorant of the man they had to deal
with In the person of the driver tin-
gling Inn! made u sad bungle of what
they bad supposed to be a certain suc-
cess. The rock was situated Just nt
the crest of mi Incline unit as the
coach tolled slowly up thu hill one of
thu bushrangers stepped out sooner
than was actually necessary nnd
called mi the driver to ball up. Hut
Hob Miller thu best whip In the Mini-
nro district saw IiIh chance nnd like
lightning whipped his horses around.
The bushranger fired but missed the
plucky driver und In an lustiint the
conch woh dashing back toward Moru-
yn nt a pace that baflled pursuit.
"They were darned well sold that
time" growled Hergt. Fulton ns he
glanced over his shoulder at thu his-
torical rock.
"Yes by gum" said London "nnd
serve 'em right too it wns thu worst
managed bit of business I've heard
of for many a day leastways" he
added hurriedly "that's what u pal of
mine snld when he rend of It but
Lord ti' mercy fancy a limn bavin' the
grit to be a bushranger with death
starlit' him In the fncu every hour of
the day. it's awful to think ofl"
"It's darned sight more awful" re-
plied the sergeant "for an Innocent
man coiiitn' quietly along the road to
have n holu put through him by u
murderln' skunk bid In' behind n tree."
"tjulto true quite) true" nusvvured
Lnndon quickly "hut don't talk of It
sergeant. It's too much for u chap's
nerves nt this hour o' the night."
After iwo hours' driving we reuched
tho fout of thu mountain where we
nil descended (except Jones who uat
tight hugging his bag) and vvnlkcd In
front of the couch After half tin
hour's grind up the steep side of tin
mountain wo all began to feel some-
what varni. Presently nn Incident
ctturred that seemed to me trifling
enough at the -time but which I have
never reealled tvlthewt aa' Involuntary
glicvMatVI had beta vweanaf tut Matt
'line with my eap In my hand to ah
low the soft breath of the faint even-
ing breeze to piny on my forchcndi
when Lnndon who hnd never onco re-
moved his slouch lint or In any wnj
nltcrcd Its position on his head since
thu first moment 1 saw him suddenly
took it off. An Instant nftcrwnrdr
the sergeant struck n match ostensi-
bly to light his pipe nnd turned no
Unit tho light fell full on Liindou'f
face.
It wns but for n moment; but In
that time I wns enabled to notice n
deep livid scar nn the man's fore-hi-iiil.
It wns evidently thu result of n
serious wound; but the next instnut
l.nndon hnd put on his hat and drawn
It tightly down over his flirchend
while the sergeant wns quietly light-
ing his pipe. I hnd n strong desire to
ask I.undon how hu came by such n
mark but refrained from doing so
and ns he volunteered no Information
on the subject although he must have
known thnt wo both snw It wu let
the mutter rest.
For some time wc wnlkcd on In si-
lence but it wasn't London's nnture
to remain quiet long nnd he wns pres-
ently miking ngnln In his old cheery
mnnner until wo renched the top of
the mountain where we awaited tho
arrival of the coach nnd soon after-
wards were once ngnln in our sents.
It was about nil hour after midnight
when wc reached our first stopping
plnce. This was nothing more than a
long low weather-board hut con-
mining n roughly-furnished sitting
room nnd n few tiny bedrooms for the
convenience of nny passenger who
enred to break the journey. At the
back were stables.
The "accommodation house" ns It-
wns called stood almost on the rond
nnd behind the stables tho ground1
sloped iiway to a deep gully whilst In
front on the other side of thu rond
the fide of the mountain with Its1
densely-growing scrub rose precipi-
tously. A few minutes Inter we four conch
passengers were sented In the sitting
room whilst tho sleepy proprietress
of the establishment bailed herself in
a leisurely way In preparing for us
hot ten and bacon nnd eggs.
It was as I have said a warm night
and the door of the room was wide
open. Outside the darkness wax In-
tense owing to the black wall of scrub
that fringed the road and rose like
n wall above us.
Coming Into thu room nfter our
four hours' drive we nil began to
realize that we were hungry mid had
had a long tedious journey. Conver-
sation entirely ceased und n sense
of drowsiness begun to creep over all
except the sergeant who snt facing
the door his beloved rllle across his
knees. Jones the iiecouiitant bad
placed the bag of gold on the small
table in the center of the room and
sat with his eyes closed. Lnndon.
who was nearest the door had. ninth-
nn effort to overcome his sleepiness
nnd was the first one to clone hit
eyes. After n limes drowsiness began
to stent over me und Just before
finally dropping off to sleep I noticed
that even the sergeant was begin-
ning to blink suspiciously whilst the
tired Lnndon now fast asleep had
Hopped across the table his left arm
extended so that It almost touched
the bag of gold. In another I win
iliirnuselnus.
Crash! With n bound I leapt to mv
feet to find the room half tilled will
smoke. Jones too started up with r
gasp ns the deafening roar fell on lib
ears.
"What In heaven's name Is the
matter?" I shouted hoarsely to the
sergeant whom I could dimly see
standing erect with his smoking rllle
In bis bauds.
"Look there nt your feet nnd you'll
see" he answered quietly.
Jones and I quickly looked down
and there we saw a llgure lying at
full length face downward.
"Why II'h Lnndon" cried Jones In
nwe-strleken tones.
"London !" echoed the sergeant
with a grim laugh. "It's Mooiu-
benm!" "Moonbeam!" was the startled cry
from half a dozen throats as the
coach driver and some of the stnble
men attracted by the rllle shot gath-
ered round the door.
"Look here" said the sergeant ni
he stooped and turned thu body over
"Do you sen this scar? I gave him
that with my stirrup-Iron about three
years ngo. Ho only Just escaped me
thnt day but I've got him now
Dick old innn you're nvenged" nnd
the sergeant raised his hat us hn ut-
tered tho solemn words. We ulsn
stood silently by nwed by tho trag-
edy that had so suddenly happened In
our midst till at last Jones spoke
"When did you first recognize him
sergeant?"
"I had my suspicions of him the
first moment thnt I snw him anil
there wiih something fnmlllar In the
ring of his voice but It was wull;liij
up the mountain when I lit that
mutch I Hindu sure of him"
"What hupjieucd to make you shoot
him?" 1 nsked.
"I meant to let him c-nmu quietly
Into Aralven with us nnd then nr
rest him but hu wns not going to wull
for thnt. I believe ho saw thnt I reu
ognlzed him. Just ns you all went
olT to sleep I wiih watching hliu. Hi
wns fox sleeping from the tlrst nnj
fool could see that nnd thu grndiHI)
edged nearer to thu ling of gold til
he could almost touch It. Then I pre
tended to drop off and In nn Instnut
his fingers hud closed over the bni
handle in half u second he was if
the door but i wns too quick fdr hilt
see here."
Tho sergrnnt ngnln stooped nnd tc
our startled surprise tore off the
blnck wig that Lnndon hnd worn aui
also the hluck beard that coucenk-e1
half his face.
"JS'ovv yon know tho gcittlemnt
yott'vu been traveling with and bj
tho way sir (tlilit to Jones) I'd udvlsi
you to keep it better eyo to you'
gold In the future if Moonbeam hue
once got otitsldu of thnt door nnd In
to the scrub we'd never have go-
lilni. You've) had a bit of u lesson
However" ho ndeled with n laugh "'
forglvu you sir. This night's Jol
litems promotion nnd S0fl revvarc
or ine. Now what about that eggt
ind bacon?" (
Hut Jones und I had no stomach foi
lellcficloi that evening Loudcw
UlMk awl Wait.
QUEKR CORPORATION BYLAWS.
tone Bnropean Cities ana Towns
Ilav ainantar Hrnslatlnns en
Their Statute Hooks.
Although aa a rulo IJngltsh and
American cities have escuped tho
(rcaks there are exceptional Install-
:cs In which the hand of the crunk
m visible Kvcn London staid and
tonscrvallvc as a general thbig can
ihnvv one or two curious enactments.
For Instance it is nn offense In the
:lty to unload casks of beer be-
tween certain hours. I'crhups tho
reader-will sny that there Is nothing
rery rcmnrknble about this. The odd
purt of the bylaw in epicstlnn is that
It says nothing nbnut casks of any
Bthcr beverage. Presumably there-
fore casks of ginger beer mny block
Die pavements at nny and nil times.
Glasgow recently cunctcd thnt no
flower sellers should be nllnvved In
the streets on Sunday nnd thu town
of Dunoon will not permit travelers
or holiday makers to land on Its piers
on the first day of the week.
I'ndsvvorth n village near lnng-
bourne tins a council thnt Is worthy
of all praise. To keep down the local
rates It has been decided by that
body tliLt wherever It Is possible nny
municipal work should be carried
out by the councilors themselves.
Four members were recently ob-
lervetl clearing out n drain under-
neath n public footpath crossing
through the mill meadows so It Is
evident that this Is no case of preach-
ing without practice.
Nothing however to bo found In
the United Kingdom compares In ec-
centricity with some of the regula-
tions Inid down by foreign city au-
thorities. Kins far instance the
German health resort enacted ns
lately as Mny Inst that Indies living
or staying in the town must not
wenr trains In the streets. The ob-
jection to this practice Is that It
makes the dust fly. Neither mny men
smoke in public during the hours
when Invalids are taking their walks.
At Urlzcn In Luncberg the city au-
thorities have passed n bylaw wlileh
findH more favor with women thnu
with the sterner sex. Husband must
leave their clubs or public houses in
time enough to be home by It shnrp.
A fine is the pcnnlty for Infringing
this regulation half of It to go to the
person presumably tho wife who
makes and proves the complaint.
Lucme hns nn Its statute book u
law which fortunately Is not en-
forced ulthough It hns never been re-
pented. It prohibits lints more titan
IS Indies In ellnmeter forbids the use
of nrllllclnl flowers nnd Imported
feathers nnd orders thnt a license eif
60 cents a year shall be paid for the
right to wear ribbons of silk or
gauze.
French towns too have their shnrc
of cnrlous legislation. Wc know that
France's nightmare is the dwindling
of her population (llvct In the Ar-
dennes has taken this matter seri-
ously to henrt. in future for nil city
ofllces fathers of families will be pre-
ferred to others and married men
generally before bachelors. More
than this lnrge money prizes will be
given yearly to the heads of those
families who have sent to school reg-
ularly the 'ttrgtvet number of children.
Vienna hns the severest cycling J
code of nny city In Kurope. No one I
mny ride n bicycle In the streets I
without n ccrtillc. i of proficiency.
This applies especially to lady cy-
clists. Ladles have to mount nml dis-
mount from both sides of their
wheels show that they can turn cor-
ners nml ride In nnd out between n
number of dummies. All cyclists nre
photographed by the police und this-
photograph is tltteel Into it little book
containing the rules and regulatlomi
for cycling lu the city. For this
book the cyclist must then pay $1.
lletlilcs this a huge brasB number hns
to be worn conspicuously placed on
the handlebar of the machine.
MukltiK snre of Ills Honesty.
As thu daily trulu readied a Ver-
mont village the other day an nntlque-
looking uamc thrust her head out of
the window opposite the refreshment
room nnd brlt-lly shouted:
"Sonny!"
A bright-looking boy came up to thu
window.
"Little boy" she sold "have you a
mother?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Do you go to school?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Ami are jou faithful to your stud-
ies?" "Yes mn'nm."
"Do you say your prayers every
night?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Can 1 trust you to do an errand for
mc?"
"Yc ma'am."
"1 think I can too" inld the lady
looking stradlly down on the manly
face. "Here Is five cents to get me an
npp. itrmember Ood sees you."
Huston Courier
He Wanted to lisplnln.
The man up by the front door of
the car was badly bovvleggtd but no
one had noticed It as he entered nnd
the fact vvould have entirely escaprd
observation hud ho not suddenly
queried of the passenger on his left!
"You noticed my legs of course?"
"Not particularly" was the reply.
"I thought I saw you squinting.
My legs are bowed."
"Horry to hear it."
"Hut I want you to know how it
cainu about" continued the man. "I
wasn't born this way"
"No?"
"No sir I wasn't. It has all come
to me from having to hitch along on
tho kitchen roof and climb through
a window when the old woman lock
me uut of nights nnd I want thu
blame placed where it belongs."
Houton Ulobe
lie Couldn't llo II.
Fat Murphy had been out of work
for some time and was n few weeks
.ii arrrars with his payments to his
8111110113' Finding no other employ-
Jient 1'at determined to enlist eon-
lollng hlnuelf with the thought that
-ho life of a soldier would not be
vorse than being In lodgings.
All went well till I'nt was In the
nilki for drill when the sergeant
nine up und called outt "Here JIur.
hy throw out your chest."
"Sorry sir I cau't" replied Pat.
"Cun't! Why?"
"He-cause my landlady baa It al"
-London Tit-HJta.
STORIES OF JEtlCHUS.
(hey Come from All Parts ef Our
Wonderful Country.
lew Deposits ef Preelons Metal and
Minerals Discovered In ke Far
WestThe Wonders of
San Nicolas
(Bpeclal California Ltter.l
THIS is undoubtedly the golden
ngc of the scientist one ex-
plorer. Modern discovery has
made transportation and communica-
tion between distant points so Inex-
pensive nttd cany at accomplishment
mil new inventions rendered It pos-
ilbtc for excavating und prospecting
to be carried on so rapidly thnt work
which formerly required years of In-
nor can now be accomplished In n few
months. Not many years have passed
tlncc the flnnnclal world was electri-
fied by news of the discoveries of
precious metals at Cripple Creek
l'luit the wonderful fields In that vl-
.inlty arc not llhely to be soon ex-
daunted Is proven by the great gold
itrikc just made here. It Is believed
that the miners have found the dome
of n large crater from which Im-
mense wealth will be extracted. 8yl-
vanltc and rich quartz glitter In II ur-
ine tale. The vein seems to rise from
a chimney In which Is a great Inke of
unknown depth. The decomposed
matter Is of a bluish color and spark-
les with grains of precious metals.
Thousands of tons are already in
sight.
Wonderful stories reach our cars
of the great mineral wealth of the
Philippines and as soon ns the gov-
ernment paves n legal way It will be
eagerly trodden by hurrying feet
from nil parts of the world.
A discovery of great Interest to
geologists ns well as to seekers for
vvcalth has been announced from Ari-
zona. What is said to be the finest
marble In the world has just been
There la a mountain ef marble Bear
Cotton Csl. where atone far bulldleg
Is quarried. In an excavation at the
top large quantities of eonerete are
manufactured. The Channel islands
off the Pacific coast nearly opposite
this point present Mtnes of great In
terest to the anthropologist. Of these
the best known of course ! fisnta
Cntnllnn a resort of such prominence
that everyone has mnrc nr ls knowl-
edge of Its strange caves and grottoes
where the remains of an extinct race
may be seen. Heretofore the other
Islands of this group have been ns a
rule neglected by what Is now known
ns the civilized world. Toward one of
these Han Nicola r public Interest Is
now especially turneJ because tho
University of California Is about to
begin the most thorough exploration
of It crrr tnnde. It lies CO mllrs off the
coast of Snntn Ilarhara and Ventura
counties. Ktrnngc presmces seem to
pervade all of thete little Islands
where peoples of other days nnd cus-
toms lived worked and loved. On San
Clrmente are enormous mortars and
pestles and Indication that the an-
cient Inhabitants were a glnnt race.
Kan Miguel Is chiefly Interesting from
Its topography. Orrnt plllnrs twist
around winding caves nnel rugged can-
yons suggest attractions to the ex-
plorer. Scientists from the fimih
snnlnnlnstitutiunhnve sreurrd quanti-
ties of ornamrnts and utensils of bone
shell nnd stone from Santa Cruz. On
San Nicolas are most abundant evi-
dences of n people of large stature.
The Islands nre seldom visited nnd
loom In lonely desolation on the blue
ocean. Science hns thus far been ahlo
to tell us lltlt? of the origin and life
of these aboriginal settlers and how
nnd why they disappeared so com-
pletely. As far In the past ns history
denl with the Islands- skeletons by
hundreds have besn strewn over San
Nlcolns. Peculiar stone utensils have
been found among the skeletons In-
dicating n civilization which so far has
not hern comprehended.
In 1 B3S 10 members of a sfrnntre
Indlnn race were known to live here
and Franciscan padres from the
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TeceiaMe CojpcMti After
fttDewiag Its BMtxft For
Tears.
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the greatest bora bestowed on humaa-
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consider Lydla E. Plnkbam'f Veer.
stable Compound aa a blessing to
vvmvo uu nation it cures ner mou-
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wall and atomy.
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Practicing Physician and Lectors.
" For fifteen years I hate noted the
effect of your Vegetable Compound la
curing special diseases of women.
"I know of nothing superior for
ovarian trouble barrenness and it
haa prevented hundreds of dangerous
operations where physicians claimed
it was the only chance to get welL
Ulceration and inflammation of the
womb haa been cured in two or three
weeks through ita use and aa I find it
riurcly an herbal remedy I nnhesltat-
ngly give it my highest endorsement.
Fraternally yours Da. P. ViaocjUA
Lansing Mich." $8000 ftrftlt ltttn U:
Umenltl linot ft mint.
If you are ill do not Leaitate to
tret a bottle of Lydla E. Pink-
ham's Vegetable Compound at
once and write to Sirs. Pink-
ham at Lynn. Mass. for aycKtal
advice: It Is entirely frees.
SPORTING SPECIALS.
"HELEN'S DOOM." WIIKUB UI.ACK MAnULD DEPOSIT WAS FOUND.
found near Camp Howie by I. It. l.e- I
glt-r of I'hoenlx who brought to the
knowledge of the world lu lbSl the big
marble deposit in (Siinntsnn county
Colorado. Mr. I.egler has been search-
ing Arizona for marble for lS.vcnrs.
He has found It In small cjuiiutltlcs in
almost Inaccessible localities on tev-
era) occasion but n few dnys since he
came suddenly upon marble ledger of
inestimable value right where soldier
of the regular army have camped for
i!(i years totally unconitcloiis of the
wealth that lay nenr tlirm. in one
place the largest marble ledge Is said
to be three miles long on the surface
and nowhere has it yrt been found to
be less than 1000 feel wide. In this
vicinity Is marble enough of various
kinds to supply the world. A lnrge
portion is Mild to b: of finer quality
than the best Carrara marble. It Is
line nnd cloie grained. In n deep gorge
niioiit n mile from Camp Howie the
marble Is black and surpasses that of
Ireland llelgium or Kgypt formerly
the only countries where the stone
had been found. Till ledge Is 300 feet
wide. For miles stretches a vein of
marbles of all colors und a marble
mountain rises here a great mass.
Soon aft?r gold was discovered In
California the gorge was the scene of
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BTONH FOHEST BAN NICOLAS.
one of those terrible tragedies which
people of the presrnt day of luxurious
travel Und It hard to comprehend
llnvld Kaston started to accompany
the family of bis fiance Helen Hight
a beautiful girl 18 years old in their
long journey across country from
Ohio to the coast. While passing
through the Chlrachuhua mountains
the party traveling with them got far
in advance of the Hlghts who atopptd
to repair a broken wheel. Suddenly
a band of Apaches attached the little
company In the rear and all were at
once killed or mortally wounded ex-
cept Helen and Kaston who were sub-
jected to the most cruel tortures their
tormentors could devise. Ksston was
finally fastened to a cactus bush In
such a position that the sharp needles
lacerated bis flesh to the bone aud
doomed to thus witness the end of the
girl whom he loved. He finally tore
himself loose and rushed to the brink
of the precipice over which Indians
were holding the girl. Aa she fell to
the rncks 1000 feet below he attacked
the murderers and tent four of them
to the same doom then loosened a
bowlder which rolled crushing among
his pursuers and escaprd down a trail
where he was soon afterwards found
wounded and dying by some of the
emigrants who bid returned to ascer-
tain the cause of thrlr compsnlnns'
long delay. The mirttfl mountain
forma n massive m maawal to tae suf-
ferer In the tra.atjjr.
Santa Ha r barn mission made an at-
tempt to rescue them. A sudden
storm drove their sloop from the
shore when all the Indians were on
board but one woman. Its occupants
were nil lost ns the sloop was cast
on thu rocks of Point Conception.
Traditions existed nmong the fisher
men of n lone woman nt the Island
nnd In the fifties n small c-xprdltlon
landed and found her In n costume of
colored bird skins entlng blubber
from n sent which she conveyed to
her mouth with n bone knife. On
seeing the men she smiled and fall-
ing on her knees prayed to the sun.
On arriving nt Santa Itnrbnra she
prostrated herself In ndorntlon be-
fore n man on horseback. Two weeks
Inter she died from the effects of food
to which she wns not nceiistomed.
This wns n great disappointment to
scientists who hoped to lenrn from
her lip the traditions of her race.
The Island of Snu Nlcolns Is ten miles
long nnd four wide nt its widest
point it consists of n nearly level
plntenu nt nn elevation of S00 to 1000
feet. Two-thirds of the surfare la
covered with drifting sand thu re-
mainder affords excellent pasturage
for thousands of sheep. Sheep shear-
ers nnd shell gatherers nre chlefest
nmong Its infrequent visitors. Coral
Harbor Is the only safe lauding place
and Its entrance Is but six or seven
yards across. White pelicans In large
numbers prnmennde its strip of
bench. Circular depressions are tho
only marks of ancient dwellings of
which none of the materials used In
construction remain. Immense shell
mounds and bones of fish seals
whales sea otters foxes Tond birds
show that tho inhabitants were fond
of animal food. The quantity of these
proves thnt the population posicsscd
healthy appetites.
Iholnglsts say that the number of
varieties of molliisks In Kan Nicholas
nre not exceeded In any region of the
same area. From one of the eleva-
tions the peaks of all tho Channel
Islands some 40 miles distant are
visible through the clear atmosphere.
On one side of the Island Is a sparse
petrified stone forest.
EmVAItD JULIAN.
AN INFANT'S WILL.
A Bnbr I'rlnersa illrcs Her Plrst
Answer to u Formal
I'clltloa.
The little Princess Yolanda of Italy
has just granted her first favor and af-
firmed her power of doing good as a
royal princess says a Loudon ex-
change. An old lady widow of'sn officer who
has for years bothered chamberlain
ministers deputies and even King
Humbert himiclf to obtain more
money for her late husband's services
was struck recently with a capital
Idea
She wrote a petition which she di-
rected to "Her Iloyat Highness the
Princess Yolanda Qulrlnal."
The document fell of course In to the
bauds of the king who read it and
with Imperturbable seriousness said
to his chamberlain! "Take this to the
princess please and make her ac-
quainted with the contents."
The marquis on arriving before th
cradle of (he royal baby bowed
deeply and to the surprise of the
nurses gravely read aloud the peti-
tion to her. Then he retired to the
king.
"Well what dill the hrlncess iayr
asked Victor F.miinutlJ "Nothing at
all your majesty" "Alj right1. Sllenee
gives eonsrnti 6e that the eld laa
get her wUiu atttaaei ta."
Cleveland has signed a blacksmith
named Ltindborn as a pitcher lie
throws a horseshor curve.
Hob Fltzslmr.tons is now an Amer-
ican cltfzcn. He was granted papers
of naturalization In Uruok'.yn the oth-
er week.
The attendance nt the Harvard-
Yale game was 34.000. About 20.000
people saw games in Chicago Thanks-
giving day. They call football brutal
but they '.Ike It.
"Quality of cloth and speed of cush-
innn Mr. fartfirc whtrb will l!t rnn
sldrrably In the coming tourpey" said
a billiard expert the omeruay. cioia
stretched as tlt-htly as it is for tbe
best three-cushion tables would abso-
lutely prevent nny kind of a deeent
showing In balk-line play. I suppose
no two tsbles are really the same for
speed though of course with the same
quality of cloth It Is possIKe approx-
imately to have two tsbVs alike.
These long runs at balk-line are ab-
solutely impossible unless the cloth Is
kept louse enoutth to hoi A the halls."
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