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TAJIES OF' SATAFE TR\1I \ ,
Iome Remarkable Rides of the Oclcbratcd
Thghway of the Southwcst.
e FEATS OF hORSEMANSHIP AND ENDURANCE
Anres , , Unec , f 7U UIlei-
How Ilnffnlu 11111 Cnrrlcd II-
1InteJI triii 1nrt Illidge
(4 I'lt Larised.
"The old Santa Fe trail , " like ninny ot
. the 'world's great highways , has been a race
course at ttmes , over which nme ot the
most marveIou iideH have been effected by
men whose powers of endurance have never
been excelled In history.
Among those who were famous 85 long
distance rulers in the ( Inys Of the Commerce -
merce of the prairies' was 1. X. Aubrey.
Ills remarkable feats In this pnrticulnr
have certainly ne'cr been cxceltel , If they
have even ever boeii equaled , which th
( lOUbtfUl.
Aubrey wni t Scotch-Canadian by birth
and crnlgratcd direct from Quebec to the
' remote west. lie vas a. nian of education ,
apparently0 for I flnd that he was the
author of one or two meritorious nrtlcies
on a Journey and sojourn In Cniiforziia
which were Jubiished In one of tue early
roinarlcablo tinU3 in which ho had uindo the
trip , still Aubrcy himself Vft3 not at nil
atifled with it. Ho determined to break
- that record , anti the fohiowing season ho
made another wager , of $5,000 in gold , that
would inicceed in doiu eo.
1Iuri , JI1IIiiir Unee.
lie accoiiiphisiicd his record-breaking dash
across the great plains in the marvelous
time of only five days and thirteen flours.
Ills objecttvo Point was the same hotel , the
Jones house , where ho hind ridden to on lila
fernier tril ) . 00 thIs one , when be reached
that hostelry ho was perfectiy exhausted
ntl in a fainting condition , his horse quiv.
ering from head to toot and white with
foam , Aubrey 'as lifted froiii thu back of
his faithfui uninial by his frieiith nail car-
ned hiito his room in the house , where lie
lay In a compieto stupor for two days.
Six horses , which Pro'ioua to starting
from utita Fe hail been stationed at dis.
tnncca varyliig troul twenty-IhVo to fifty
iniiea along tiu route , feii dead under hilni ,
so terribly fast did he force thielu on , lie
VOSSCS5I a beautiful iiiare , Neily , a fa-
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sIt * 111)0 vorau cighteeli feet 1os at
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C. Ie3st came on the scene after my talcing IWO
( ASUtliF'r 'X'his I urn sure has caused my
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bad health for the Past three years. I am stIlt
taking ( scarcIs , the only cathartic worthy of
. izotico by sonsihia POPlo , "
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TRAP ! MARI RIOISI1NID
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orite nnimni , nntc4 for her peel nnil en-
durance. but she expired at the end of ( lie
first LO miles.
Miiiroy was killed by Major flicliard
Weighitnian , a volunteer otYlcer of the Mcxl-
can war. nil at the time of the tragedy was
pubiishing a paper In Sauta 1e. lie and
Auliroy had been warm frlen'ls ' for years ,
After his SCCOnl great nib Aubrej left
Santa lo for California , and , uImn his ile-
ptirtliro for that region , Welghtman puhi.
iished an account of lila friend's leaving
which , however. (11(1 not at all meet with
Atibrey's approval. Upon the latters return -
turn to Santa Io In 181 lie and Weiglitman
Tact , of course , adjourned to a saloon , where
both ordered h1sky , but before either bad
time to rise their glasses to their mouths ,
Auhirey said \Velghtmnn : "Why ( hiLl yoU
( ittlihishi ( hint d-d ho oboist my going to
California ? " The manner iii which Aubrey
ijut the iluestion angered Major \\'clghtmtn ,
and ho throw his shilsky in Aubreys fncc.
Aubrey reached for his revolver , but be.
fore ho could draw \'olghtnian sprang
upon liliii and iiiunged his bowie knife into
Aubrey's heart , killing hilisi Instantly.
Welglitnian was , of course , acquitted of the
charg , of murder.
Aubrey lies burled In an unknown grave.
on hii Inst great ride hn rode day an
night , stopphtig only long enough to leap
from his tlted animal and spring on to a
fresh one. lTh mndo morn than 200 miles
every twenty-four hours , and all the deep
he took aggregated but. three hours during
the entire live days. Aubrey's ride eclipsed
that famous one recorded in the old English
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"BILL" CODY AND IllS MIJLLL
tnagazines of the country about the time I
of the discovery of gold on the Paclile coast ,
lie hail nlso traveled extensively through
the ( lion almost inaccessible region of what
. 1i3 now the territory of Arizona , and from
him was first learned the fact that the
savages of that remote Mexican country em-
played gold bullets In. charging their crude
firearms.
General Mercy met F. X. Aubrey In 1849 ,
who hail just returned froiis California ,
'and curouto crossed the Colorado sicar the
outlet ot ( lie big canon , whore lie met seine
Iiidinns , with whom , ho informed i'darcy ' , ho
exchanged leaden for golden iiilo balls , and
that ilieso indians tIld not have the slight-
eat idea of the relative waltie of ( lie two
metals.
The first ride Aubrey attempted was in
1S50. Ito made a bet ( lint he couhil cover
the distance from Saute. Fe , N. M , to In-
lependence , Mo. , over the trail , in eight
days. It is ' 7C5 miles between the two
5)Oiflts via ( lie "Santa Fe trail , " as the
freighit caravans traveled over it , and by
that route , on a wager of $1,000 , Aubrey
was to ride.
Aubrey SLICCCClCd In winning , making lila
1esthiiatioii , the Jones house , in mdc-
penilence , three hours before the expira-
) tlen of his time. Iuring this , lila first
ride , lie killed a number of horses , the dcath
of one when within twenty-five miles of
Council Grove , compelled hiiiii to walk to
that place , carrying lila saddle on his hack ,
hiore lie obtained another animal aiid continued -
tinued lila wonderful ride.
This feat of Aubrey's was regarded as
- the greatest ride ever made by any one
In ancient or inimdern times , and be be-
canio ( lie hero of thin iIiCillC1it. boider town ,
Independence , where lie w'aR feted aiid inathe
the lieu of thin day. . Ills fame spread
through ( lie entire wcst , Incltidliig Call-
# fornin , where lie was i'cll known.
Although pCOllO marveled much at the
voiitlerttti ciidtirztiice of the man , and the
legends oftlie outlaw , Dick Turpin , froni
London to York.
\Velghtman was a dapper little follow , cx-
tremely polite and affable , priding himself
111)011 "rst rainily" connections , and always -
ways sported a tine cane. lie had a small
round ball of a head , bald on top , light
hair , florid oomplexlon , and somali , piercing ,
deep-set eyes. lie was a man of some ahii-
ity , a fierce southerner and defender of
slavery. Ito was poor us he was Inoud ; a
high liver , sIthi the tastes and habits of a
millionaIre aiitl the purse of a pauper. lie
: resided In Atchison , lcan. , for several years ;
I was city recorder for one or two terms rind
I Ws a candidate for re-election In IS6I , hilt
was defeated. When deprived of his 0111cc
lie was literally reduced to extremities.
'iVeiglitinan was a nmost gallant officer in the
Mexican war , ant ] when hostilities corn-
inclicerl between ( lie north and Louthi ho
joliied the confederate forces , with which
all his synipathiles were enlisted. At the
terrible battle of Wilson's creek , at the bead
of his brigade , he was killed at the very
, Unuinit of ' 'hilooily hlihi ; ' ' three bullets
pierced his body. lie and General Lyen fell
within thIrty paces of each other. Both
wiru brought oft the field and laid aide by
side upon blankets under the shade of the
same tree.
Coiiy's lht'iiizi rhitbie Ht'eorl.
William F. Cody ( fluifalo Dlii ) hias made a
remarkabie record as a long distance rider ,
not for speed , hut endurance. Cody's
famous ride over iortions of tile "Old Santa
l"o trail , " and Its ramifying branches , was
of such a chiaractcr as to call forth the en-
coniiuins of General Sheridan , who reer.s to
it in lila "Memoirs , " as vcli as General It.
I. 1)olge , himself a distinguished army at-
fleer of highi rank , who was , nevertheless , a
llainsriirui and hunter of more than average
prowess.
Cody's remarkable ride occurred at the
breaking out of ( lie war declared against the
allied l'inins tribes during the winter of
lSIS-9 , In which celebrated canipaign Ccii-
oral Sheridan took ( lie field In person , having
such Imlian fighters as Sully nun Custer as
his princlial lieutenants. Cody tells the
story in excellent taste , auid , although I was
in active service at the same tIme , and was
cognizant of the facts , I shall quote fully
from Cody's own version , as lubhishied in his
excellent autobiography. It was coniinencecl
on ( lie day on whIch Cody hail his ( tinny ,
yet rather tragIc , experIence with Santuta ,
the war chIef of ( lie iClowas , when Cathy
"vuhled ( ho wool over Ihiti eyes" of the
wicked old savage regarding seine cattle
which had no existence in ( act , creatures of
Cody's fertile imagination , yet the necessary
lIe was the menus of savIng ( lie famous
scout's scalp. The story will be found In
full in the chapter of "Famous Mcii of the
Trail , ' ' iii ny "The Old Santa Fe Trail. ' '
Cody says : "The commanding ofhlcer at
Fort ledge was anxious to send seine dis-
hatches to Fort Lamed , hut the scouts , like
those at Fort hays , ere rather baclrvard
in volunteering , as It as considered it very
dangerous undertaking to make ( lie trip.
As Vort Lamed was xiiy Post , and as I
s'antcil to go there aiiyhiow , I said to Austin
thiat I would ( carry ( lie dispatches , and , if
any of the hoys vlshied to go aloiig , I would
like to have them ( or company. Austin reported -
ported uiy otTer to the conunandiog oiliccr ,
vlio sent for zoo , and sales tie would be
happy to have no take the dispatches , If I
could staiiil thie trip on top of 'hint I bail
aiready done. 'All I want is a good , fresh
horse , air , ' I saId.
, , 1 am sorry to any ( lint we haven't a
decesit horse here , but we have a relIallo
and hionest government mule , it that will
do you , ' said the officer , 'Trot out your
mule , ' said I , ' ( lint's good enough for me ,
I'm ready at any time , bIE. '
"Tho mule was fortiicorning and at dark
I hulled out for Fort Lamed , and proceeded -
ceeded uninterruptedly to Coon creek , thirty
niiles out from Fort Iodge , I hiatt left ( lie
titain wagon road sonic distance to the south
and hail traveled parallel with it , thinking
this to be a safer course , as the Indians
isslght be lying in wait on the main trail
for dispatch bearers and scouts.
IorslikOIl Ii a l ule ,
"At Coon creek I dismounted and led time
mule by the brldio down to the water , where
I took a drInk , using my hat for a dipper.
While I was tngagcd in getting the water
the mule Jerked loose and struck dowis tile
toad. I followed him in hope that he wotllti
catch his foot in the bride rein and stop , hilt
tliI 110 scc'meil to have no Itlea of doing. lie
was making straIght for the wagon road. and
I thu not knoir what minute he lnlgtit run
Into a band of indians. lie finally got on
the tenth , mit Instesil of going back to forl
Iotlge. as I naturally expcct.d he would. lie
turned eastsnrl toward Iart Lamed , niid
lceIit a little ilog trot just ahienui o iiir , but
vouIii not let trio coins up to 1dm , aithmotifhi
I tried again and again. I hih toy gnu In
lii ) ' hatiti , niil several ( hues I was strongly
tempted to shoot him , anti would Ii.s " proim-
ably .lon' . so hail It not been ( or fear at
bringing IndIans down on tn , miii Irsii1c
he as carrying my satitilt' Icr itt" . So I
trudged on afier the obstlnat 'critter , ' attil
it over there wits a government mule that
tieserveil anti received a good i-aunii cursing ,
it was that one , I hail neglected the pee-
cautIon of tying one end of my larIat to his
bit and the other to my belt , as I had done
a few nighte before , and I blamed iiiytclf
for my negligence.
"MIle after mile I kept on following ( lint
mule , and utry Ultra nail a while I In-
, * iii strong language respecting the
whole mule fraternity. From Cooii creek to
Port Larneil It was thirty-five miles , niid I
finally conciutiled that my lirospt'cts were
very ooti ( or 'hooting' It ( lie whole 1istatieu' .
\'e-thiat Is to say , the coiitouiidcd mule mitl
myself-were making iretty good tine.
There was nothing io hiohil the mule. ntiii
I was all the s lithe trying to catch hiiii ,
vtilchi lirgeil rile on. I iuidt' ; every etch
count , for I wnuiteti to reach Fort Larupil
betnie dn lIght , in artier , if lomslblc , to
avoid ( lie Indians. to whoni it wotilil have
lien 'itle to hitivut caught inc there on loot.
"Tim inuic stitch to ( lie road and kept cii
for Fort Lamed , iuiiil I dId ( hit' t'niiie thing.
.lust as tiny vns beginning to break , we ,
( list is , the ionic aliti myself , found ourselves -
selves ( iii a lull looking ilouvo into the viii-
Icy of ( lie l'awnee Fm Ii , In which the felt
vns sittiateti , only fault milt's nvay ; lieu
( iii ? niorning guui belelicil tel th we were
withiiii half a itille of the xmst.
"Now , I said to myself , Mr. Mule , it Is
niy t lien , anti mist ng my gun I o lily shiiiui -
tier. in 'deati earliest' thus tinie , I ithnietl
away , hi i t I big the ni linni In I I i o hi l. Thu u ow-
log another cartridge into the gnu , I let
hulni litive another shot. niitl I continued to
htour loath Ilito hiini uuitil I hriii hrilil lilni
conipletely out.
' 'Like the great majority of goverurnotit
mules , be was a taught cite to kIll , auth lie
citing to life with all the tcnaciousness of
ills obstInate iiaturc. lie was , without
dmthtt , the toughest atid Iut'anest mule I
ever saw' , anti ho tiled hard.
"The troiis heariuig the report of the
gUui , caine ruhiing out to see what uvtis
the nuttIer. They found that the imittle
had 'passed in hIs chIps , ' ititil vlieti they
icaruictl tint cause , they au agreed ( lint I
had served tutu right. Takiuig ( lie sntlihle
auth bridle teem ( lie tIcaul body , I procceded
Into the Post atitl dehivercil the dispatches
to Captain l'rkcr. I theit vent over to
Dick Curtis' hiouse , which syria hieailquarters
for ( lie scouts , aii there put in several
hours of solid sleep.
Ioii1el Out
'iuriuig ( lie day Gcnorai Ilazen returiied
from Fort hlarlter , anti lie tulsa had sonic
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important ilispatcites to sc to Ciieral
Sheridan. I was feellr. elaieci over n' big
ride , and seeing that I was getting tIi better -
ter of the oilier scouts in regard to making
a record , I volunteered to carry General
hiazen's dispatches to Fort hays. The geil-
oral accepted niy services , although lie
thought it was unnecessary to kill myself.
I told , birn ( hunt I had hti'ato business at
Fort Ilays mid i'ished to go anyway , and
It i'ouhl make no difference to ( lie other
scouts , ( or none of them appeared willing
to tiiitlertako the trIp.
"Accorliutgiy , that night I left Fort
Lamed on an excellent horse , nut next
morning . found myself once itioro in Ccii-
oval Sheriilan's headquarters at. Fort hays.
The general was surprised to see uuie , and
still more so when I told him of the time
I had in riding ( roam Fort ] ) edge to Fort
Lamed. .iitl whirni , in addItion to this , I
mentioned my Journey of the nIght pie-
'ioiis the general thought uiiy ride front
post to post , tnken as a whole , was a cc-
inarkahile otto. lie said that he diii riot
ltuiow of its equal. I can safely say that I
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"UNCLE DICK WOOTON. "
have never heard of its beIng beaten Iii a
country iiifestetl svlthi hostile lndiaiis.
"To recapitulate : I bail ridd'in front Fort
Larneil to Fort Zarah , a ilistanco of sixty-
five iniles-thiefo and back-lu twelve hours ,
which Itichtidc'tl ( lie time I was taken by the
luidian's ricioss the .rkauisas. In the sue-
oceding twelve hours , I html gone from Fart
hays to lcrt Dodge , a distance of ninety-
five jimlicti. Thie following itighit I hal
traveled from Fort Dodge , thirty miles on
horseback , and thirty-five attics on foot , to
Fort Lamed , anti ( he next night sixty-five
nibs more to Fort Hays. Altogether I han
ridden atiti walked :155 : titilca Iii fifty-eight
hours , or an average of six uiilles an hour ,
Of cioiirse , thIs may not be regarded as
very fast ruling , hint taking into considert-
( bit the fact that it uas mostly done in thio
night anti over a wild country , with no roads
to fohlo' , and that I hail to he continually
oil tue lookout for Indians , it wat thought
at the time to be a big ride , as vehl as a
niast ilangerohis one
in 18l "IJncio Dick Vt'ooton" niaile a
fanioits ride over the "trail" front Taos etta
a wager vIth Major Orcer.
A small party started together , of whielt
both Major Groer ruth "Uncle hlclc" were
members , Greor bet with I'ootun that ho
t'otihti beat hint in , but the iattor outroile
the 01.1 army othicer , making ( lie tell ) in
seven days to Westport. ( ] reer was used to
hard riding , as he belonged to ( lie famous
Second dragoons , but lie failed to evince
tint itower of endurance exhibited by the
veteran trapper , anti "Uncle Dick" reached
the end of that long journey almost two
tt'eehca in alvnuice of thie midor , tvhio was
laid up on ( lie way. It would he consIdered
a remarkable ride , eveut today , on liorsebaelc ,
but one does ant have to resort to that
method of traveling , as thin passage of the
"trail" is made utow at the rate of over
fifty miles sit hour.
hENRY INMAN ,
Colonel , U. S. A. ( retired ) ,
Iiiiiaiinl ! ( niifloii ,
ChIcago Tribune : "I think I'll take a
walk , " remarked ( ho commercial traveler as
ho strolled away front the hotel. "Which Is
the way to Icwey street ? "
"Vo hiain't got any Dewey street , " ealui
( Ito titan on ( lie botci steps. "The city
councIl passed an urdiiinncu chauiging the
name of Olive street to Iewcy all right
enough. but the mayor vetoed it. "
"Vho is your mayor ? "
"lie's a man named Sampson , He said
lie reckoned we'd better wait till ( ho war
was oyur. "
STORY OF A STRANCE CR11E
A Dismied Profeo Who Burned a College
BniMt'for Revenge.
RECORD OF IITtILECTUA1 DEPRAVITY
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.trri".t of thii legeii'rntt- 1.ttftet U'
( el ii'ge lie , t.ltieuii'ii i'iirilethut i
is il ( uiuiiti I t oil it
fit 01 her ( 'i'I iiie ,
T1i arrest anti confestlon of George lice'
bert Stephien , a former professor of Lafayette -
otto college , at Easton , Pa. , brought to ilght
I the author of a number of shocking criniot
committed in revenge for fancIed , wrongs.
Steptie'is is in jaIl at Easton , anti already
aychologleal experts mu admirers of the
litoibhti are striving to explain hIs crimes on
the theory of moral dgciieracy.
The facts lit this strange ease , relniteti by
the New York Herald , are : In thin SUulititOr
of iS93 l'rcsldeut Warfield engaged George
herbert Steitiicn na asilatant Professor of
tnoral ilhiioSoPhiY. The young uutnui ns a
Pilticetoit graduate , takIng specIal stUdies in
the Theological semInary. After a year's
trial young Stephens was appointed asso-
elate professor for two years longer , at $ SOO
a year.
They were close frlenihi a year or two ;
then bitter enemies , Stephens criticised the
liresidoilt's tiitological views-thu not con-
eider lila college uneihtoils sointilVarflehtl
refitseil to reappoint hilit. lie appealed to
11w truSteeS wIth an Itigrujlous iUOO-word
stateulti itt. TIle ) ' listnotiiere charmed ,
but sttstalnc'ii ( ho presiileiit-salil Stcpheti
must go.
Cashiar VIsar hiotlge , nan of Priticctoii ,
succeeded butt. HttliiL'1i3 ietitcil to hits
hone , near Montrose , in SustiiiciintiiI. :
touuity , meld phauineti revenge-to burn the
college buildings cite by cite , that the students -
dents night be accused , They would resent
it , In the uproar ( ho itresidetit would be
forced to resIgn as until to manage a great
I tisti Ri (1 ( on.
Siephtens reached Phillipsburg , just across
tint river Item Easton , lcceinber 17 , IS'37.
Some unto tufter inutinighit on the. 18th , dis-
gtilsctl , he cuiiered i'ardee hiahl ilthi his key ,
ahstrmtcteti valuable htools ( coin the library
for future reading , uiiade a pyrainlil of furni-
time , aurmotinted by Prof. Davidson's
favorite ittotto , "Study Nature , and Not
Books , " The letters weie at boacs antI
hinnilsoinely fratited.
Stephicuts thought it a great joke on hits
friend iJavidson , with whose I3hillosophicai
'lL'iVs lie ( liii not agree. lie shiovcd a ligheni
gasplpe into thte pIle , locked the door and
1I&ti to hi ! hotel. The lack of oxygeui
smothered ( lie couti1agratIoi. No fIle was
' Isible ( iota I'hlhllpsburg. Stephens thought
his nulsslon hiad trued , but was aivahtcuicd at
( lie break of day by the glara of the burning -
ing building. ,
Cicatn Ills .Juy.
lie went to New York , roturziet in a week ,
wlsttcd the ruhiis , , clmuclcllng over ( Ito desola-
( Ion , Ills deviltry , had vroved a success.
Then lie begnit t series of desecratlon on-
Pttiahlehei ( in the hilstpry of colleges. Being
vell kutowii nutil haviIi a key lie was able to
go about unrestratnei. One diiy he entered
the eltaltel , luttproyIset a nocturue on the big
organ , then proccctied to busIness ,
tie threw the clapei Bible and hymn books
into a rell near thom door , not to spite the
Jthiiitghty , but to create trouble hetweeii ( lie
presIdent and tiip studetitit. Ito disnrrangeii
( lie organ iuiachiIierynuid destroyed the hits-
( eric big vine at the floor.
Four tnoitths later ho returned , played a
hcavenly Syiiilhoit ) ' on the organ , then
houicd tar int9 its machInery , smear'iI
hymn books , Bible and iews with pitch and
otherwise desecrated ( lie chapel.
It should be explained that District It ( -
toritey Fox uihready bad detectives on the
case. Laborer Mcsslnger guarded the chapel
at night. So a few tilghts ago in thmo dark-
hess Stephens was heard to ( lie building.
The watehiunnut ItlihlCLl up anti clubbed him
with a piece of liOSeItitC.
In his Ilight thic professor left his key he-
hind iii the dooi. That little imitpletnent at
brass iii ovcd Stepheuts' unthoimig. The janl-
ton rerogitizeil It as his Itey. In a raorii
mviicre lie hail been temiiitornriiy slcepliig they
fotmiid his valise and a lot of telltale artl-
chins. Later , whiemi lie was urrestctl hear liar.
misburg , at Diineamimioii , where he was about
to accept ( lie hrImmelirnlship of ( lie schtols of
that tovn , lie collapsed.
lie was taken to Eatitoii. In the iresemice
of trustees amid a tow friends , Stephens comi-
femsed. Nevei iii thu history of state iiisti-
tutiomis has there beemi a case iiaviiti its
starthiiig features. Viewed front any atand-
liolmit , it is cxtraordlmtary , Vitlle friends
and foes ilemiounce ( lie burning of ( lie huild-
leg , good iiteui seek excuses ( or ( lie young
irotessor.
A lIst rn ii ii ru I eg It ccii ru.
And other factu are coining to light. It
is alleged that barns have been burned
nuttIer suspicious circumstances in lila iliitie
district. A Mi' . hlainmet at Iinmtimiietsord ,
Pa. , Icauteti Stqphiens 3,000 , W'htemt pressed
for irntiment tIm young niami diul tiot vroduce
( liii miioney anti tllsapjicareul. Stiddeitly , two
bammis oa lila ( tither's farm mttystoriousiy
burned. Stepliemis collected the Insurance
nionoy , deposltiiig it iii an Eastitmi bank.
Ilammet got the money by attaciimneitt.
AgaIn Stc'lihieits dIsaptt'arcti amid ( lien lian.t-
imiet's own barn vcmit up In flame , No one
totiltl swear who did it.
The loss , however , dltl not vrovent hum-
met getting the balaitce due cii ( lie tiote ,
lie had the Stephens hiotnesteati sold at
sheriff's smile , bought it iii , and , to get even
ivitit lila yaumtg I'reshuytetIan friend , ileeded
it to ( be First Ummiversahist church of
Towantla.
Stephuemis is an lnmposimig , nliielic ( titan ,
perfectly self-possessed. muscular and of
great strength. lie is nearly six f.et tall
amid velglis about 190 iountla. Ills face Is
rutiltil , his hair a sanily red rind lila eyes
'soummethlng of a iishy blue. lie tins beemt do-
scrlbcd as having a weak face amtti a inns-
sive. imitehiectual hirow-a sort of degenerate
Webster. his ch1fi il certnumily not titat of
a strotig , well bnilnlCul innn , liorit to coin-
mand , maid there itt t suggestIon of sensu-
nilty-almuost brutmmiity-aboUt the nioutbi
which tolls a ablY anti e'xplaumis how lie
clinic to caritmit nctii not of a lilght-mlnded
sehiolar , but of a tiegt'nerate.
Yet wbiemi the ntan begins to talk , to argue ,
to reason , to compare , to ntnko flute distinc-
tiona , to draw concltthiotis , ( Ito viny of bits
intellect out his feattires works a miracle.
Sensuality dIsnppemi The brutality of ( Ito
jaw Is forgotten ; the high W'ehstorinui brow
amid itilillIretI coumitenhneo , the ilashiltig eyes
and appeaiimig dt'elammttion antazo amid charm
the listener. SttspIci' vumtisbios nitil doubt
gives way to alinliration for the persecuted
I
genius.
Alasi Anothert )1aigo ) comes whoa you
try to 11111 hIfli dowitto a deflaito statement
of his grievances , to deilmic sonic of ( ho
charges against the ilreaitleiit. In reply
there is only evasive. vaporous explanation ,
witht an idiotic smile , a cunning , flippant
hbtarring for ( iwo , succeeded by clatorate , in-
deilmilto speech , requirimig an hour for one
to hear it. to ( ha finish.
"At the trial , " said the professor , "the
sad story will be told and the community
surprised when It. hucara all the facts , "
"But you have already comtfeed. What
excuse can be made for buritliig a great coi-
logo buildimig beloiigitig to ( lie public , simply
to be revenged cit ( bitt Itresidemit ? "
Sti'tIhlt'iid jiiIiti SIN.
With eyes flashing anti countenance ilark
with indigmtatloii Stephens cxclamnted : "This
college hireBident is a hypocrite. I bavo
proof that ho is a dangerous inati , untiL to
control a great Iustituiu ( , I shall present
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From tilO Surgeon General
of the Fi'eiich i 'iny :
Jzn'izg' , let/ions mai'c/zes
ole , . so/dze's and q/7iccrs found
iiz.cfatI retz'effi'on 'igu . and
lza/sIzlJs wize , : psin I/ia mar
vt/oils tpitc , 1' ? , , i1iarirnz ; ii
I 'evczfcd/cve's and sickzcss in
the m(7s/l ) ? and 7nIut///i ) ' /0 , ' .
rifoi'y. '
1:1 : , LfLRiJJAATjV ill D ,
Surjcou Gdirr J'1icmith itrny , ,
J ; ' , ' D ; J. Lcoir'd Co'nin , 's
1ook ' 'Bra/n .Exlzaus/ion , "
Pub isized 6j' D. A/lc/ou.
I' 7hc i'i'ejzi'a/z'oit knnt't ' as
1in ilJa'iani is I/ta best in f/ic
iiai'kef , 1is remedy acx -
ce/lnce a ' a lust zvory. b'csidcs
cxci'ci.cin , a ii in v/go ; 'atin , efftct
it5oii 1/ic tcr 'bi"aI ccztcrs , ii i'm.
i5a v/s ai : ffl dcsci'ibab/c sousa f/on
of sci/isfac/ioz. "
a tilnlit statement of facts that. will con-
detiimt butt before ( lie country. "
"But what are these facts ? Meittion a
single act comitntittcil by him ( hint cmi jus-
tity your burning ( lie coiicge builuiiitg. "
here a cold , foolish sittlie itlnued iii niid
out of ( Ito milky hluc of ( lie professor's
eyes , It was aim Imbecile exhibitloit after
( lie cloquence , ( ho blazing rhietorie of hits
introductory icmnarks.
' 'I ala satisfied , " lie siild blandly , ' 'to let
uty case iest timitil the day of trial. Then
it vlli be itty turn , nod the public svili hear
lily sitlu of ( lie story , how this timnit tins
htuntbugged pupils and professors. I shall
unitiask liimii-show exactly what lie Is , his
sliullowmicss , his trickery , his imicauiacity
nail his dishonesty toward them young uticti
ho is supposeil to instruct antI guide. ' '
" 110w did you conic to make his no-
qua I it ( alice ? "
"lie sought rime at I'riiicetoit , where I
was nit assistnuit irofessor. 110 had beard
( if iitC , knew what I hind beeti doing , be-
canto tity warmest frieiid until we svora
ititiniate. I liked hint too utitil I discov-
ered his Iittcllectual wetikitesses atid thin
hiumiibug of his methods. I ittildly protesteti
and by gentle arguntent atteuttpted to show
him the fallacy of sonic of lila teachtitigs.
liii tiki not relish it , amid sceitied eitvtotis
of inc. I had nmnity fricmitis , both in ccl-
logo and iii the city. I bitted the I'omn-
fret club , of whichi lie was a niember. When
his popularity began to waite tie withdrew ,
luttimnatitig ( hint I was to follow.
"As It wits a select clUh ) of ( lie best men
in towii I saw no reasoit for resigmilmig. I
rentalmied. Front that mimomuicmtt l'resldcmtt
\Vririiehti bccnnte toy enemy , \Vhiethier it
ViI5 jenlousy or because of his shallow ha-
ture I catitiot say. "
iowmi iii the dIstrict attorney'S chico In
Eastout a vciy large sIzed cat was let out of
( lie hag.
' 'Itiil be eliowmt in court , " said a lawyer -
yer , "that Stephens is a crook by itaturo ,
s ho by ciiauuce has becit sveii educated amid
stitroimmided by mimeim of , superior ictiowledge.
Theme is no doubt of his natural ability , but
ho has not. tile moral character to counterbalance -
balance his depravity rind vlciousticss. lIe
Is a moral dcgcnerate-a sort of cilucateil ,
philloopliIcal bunco steerer , who is bad by
nature , by imractico and by airihittloit , lie has
alt Instinct of low cumtning , with crIinImmal
strands running through his atiimnal nature
amid his littehiect.
' ' lila umiblushiing
'Ills profound egotism ,
knavery , lila deep scated iasslon for revemige
are hits undaiutg. I think ho conies ( rain a
had stock somewhere antomig his ancestors.
lie begami life on his ( tither's farmti in Sus-
miuohanmma county , itear lilomttrosc , lie was a
great render iii bus youth amid apiarcntly so-
perlor iii Ititehiectual skill to the boys of his
ncqiiaimitaiico. le clerked In a country store
and there acquired his rciitarknble knowledge -
ledge of hiutuami tiriture and peculiar knack
of barnboozlltig hits fellows. lie had a good
mecord at school aitd aftet flnlshimtg oil at
the country scitilitary Ito went to Princeton ,
thilnkimmg at otie ( lute of hieimtg a clergytuami , "
These are somno of ( ho things brought
agalmtst the emit vhio mimailo his remarhcablo
cotzfessioui of hurmilmig Portico ball , throwimig
iiIhlc anti Iiyutmit books ut ( lie rcil , pourimtg
tar into (110 iitechianisnm of the big organ and
smtieariitg 1)1(011 ) over ( tie pUlult , Scriptures ,
hiymiin books amid thin pemvs In the chapel.
This is the mami who itot emily comifetuseti ( a
these things , but said he htopeil to drive ( lie
rtrch-Iiypocrlto at thin head of Lafayette college -
loge cult of ( lie coumitry revealeil to thin svorld
lit nakedness and shame , This Is thin man
tvhio said lie iiitcntied to bui'n tint other big
college buihilimigs cmi next Chiristimias day ,
hoping thus to ciente a itatila ( hint the pres-
ldemit could hot survIve.
Yet as shiocklmtg as was thin recital title
professor had thin sytiipathy of his good
pastor. Every utait iii the room , iiichutliuig
thin trustees and ( lie district attorney , tas
moved to tears , whIle Stephens himself wept
flit ( lie neck of ( lie chergymnut , Even letect-
ive Johimisoit ittid his asslatamits who worked
Imp tInt' case vere overcomime with ( lie
tlonal features of that scene , amtd for a ( line
thin pr'hintiltary Imivestigation foiioving ( lie
confession was tispemideii.
it is astoundimig that , althiotmgh'a crime has
broui committed , it sacred edifice omit ! thin
holy Bible ulusnecrateil , yet teachiers , students -
dents , chi'rgymmien amid etttitient citizemis , wIth
a large number of townspeople , arc hunting
aroutmtd for lhauslhle explanations to accoumit
for that crime. Imidecd , ninny practIcally cx-
cuso hiiiti.
Lafayette college , chartered in 18211 , embraces -
braces seventeen impoelmig buildimigs northi of
liastomi , ott ( lie hieighits , coiitmnaadhmtg an In-
sliirInt view of thin valleys of the Lehigh
nail Delaware rIvers , It Is a Presbyterian
Institution , with an attendamtco of about 400
studcmtts annually and cost about ; i,000,00o.
A Itciiiii rlciihle Ii u'seiic ,
Mrs. Michael Curtaiit , Plainflold , III. , mimalces
thin statenient ( list she caught cold , ivtiichi
settled on her iumigs ; else was treated ( cv a
: nomtth by tier fatally physician , but grew
worse. lie told her she was n hopeless vir.
timu of consumption cmiii that ito mneiiciito
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Kng'c ( New hiscovery for Connumnptloii ; Lbio
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Its use end attc'c takkig six bottles fouoil
biersoif sound nil well ; new dai her own
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