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from 10000 to 10000 feet high, and somc OF
the Iavines and chaems We're the yeriest
devils pits man. ever looked into. In one
tain. there was an enormous bank Of quick
sand along the side OF the mountain. and this
kept coming down at unexpected moments.
Cd Cd e aA oy to mSepc
further progress was impossible. There the
train was put ON a turntable. ,whiried around.
and sent OIL ut an acute angle Al the loco.
stations were built In England and brought to
Peru in pieces.
Life In the mountains was. sometimes de-
y s6a 81 tnar MRen Ss nave
treachcrous that the only way to conquer them
L to show them that you are their ,suEGrlord
sned them in and laid tho rayhids over their
t backs gu they were ready to 40 ba as
effect. and they. respected us accord.
ing to the amount OF punishment they re:
ceived. One American can whip regiment Of
them. They are SO accustomed to hghtinE IN
q man comes along and hits out stratght from
must be On The alert oil the time. let them en-
al ssi the Voc ea @ Sat yfs sse s
mountains man named Ball. from Brooklyn.
came along. He was the representative Of u
6e h had e e eoa
paid Bail IA zig s SALARY 70 S the mines
and do the preliminary work. and l guess he
In some wayit got around among the ma.
tives that Ball had a lot OF silver. He lived n
considerable distance from my shanty. near
shs m sSs not Snsy snSs f
closer to my place. for the natives might harm
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of Myss four 81 f pay gave
before we got there. There was abso-
lutey no vegetation within a .considera.
BILE distance of the top-npthing but rock and
crater. Tor Mystic is u big volcano. The open:
ing covers about two acres. and l guess Il
comes as near being a likeness Of the genuine
hellas is to- be found this side OF death. The
are enough to kill. We buried the box and
planted tho flag in hurry and started back;
All the mountains Of Peru are steep and hard
to climb. but the natives can carry heavy loads
up them with ease.
I'm running our road through ono section OF
mountains we came across many caves of the
Incas, and pulled out any number Of mum
mics. 1t seemed wonderful that those fellows
should ever have been aliyS;; They looked like
tight over the bones. but wGs hard and firm as
stone. could never get through my head.
though. that those fellows were the ancestors
Of tho low-lived towards that are said to be the
Grated awfully. for they certainly never could
do the wonderful things that are credited to
the meas. In fact. there are no people In
Peru to-day wh3 have either e energy or intel
AS an instance OF how things move. you
might take tho two gunboats that were pur-
chased by the Government for one Of the in
terror lakes. The ordinary boats on the lake
very good. It took twelve years to ge. the
gunboats. ard then they were of,little practi:
cal value They were built in England and
shipped in carts to Peru. The pieces were
mules. and as one or more OF the mules would
SO astray. or drop down a chasm: there won Id
always be pieces missing by the time the main
parts got to the lake. In all those years an
the boats together at a cost to the Govern
ment OF $5,UOU n year, or SIC, OOO in all.
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Ind ia. He had charge Of the mechanical de- L"
II saw tigers in plenty in those days." he
said and every once in while one,o our
ndt T ne would be ssP ts Tho snHss
were the meanest. things, we, struck: There
were little green fellows hidden in the grass.
which was so much like them In color
Ts sSaa s DC. ,sasS tGs ws TsS
any bigger than your hand. ! had
never forget; was stopping in a bunga-
low lust outside Of jungle. There was
home one night with two little cubs that he
ones made II. good dea! OF noise with their
whining. md the mother heard them. My
s1s9ested that i We climbed on the roof and
would come right up to us. ]. wasn't very
a a;Gat for her but stu!
most blood .curdling cries that ever fiiied my
ears They made my heart jump. can tell
you. and shortly two enormous tigers came
stalking out OF the Jungle directly toward US
The, looked almost as taIl as the bungalow.
felt a little sick as / thought Of what was
probably coming. But my friend did not seem
n bit frightened. He waited till they came
Shoulder and down they went one after the
other. He put bullet into the brain Of each.
and that was the last Of them. Still. ono such
hangs life.size portrait Of Mr.. Thompson as
lie appeared In the cavalry service in India
He still treasures the sabre that he carried.
After the railroad was finished Mr.. Thompson
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THE VOLCANO IN THE SEA.
A ruu,.,.n Island that Committed suIc,d.

The submarine volcano which gave such a
bad shaking up to the island Of Pantellaria
last week is still receiving considerable atten-
ton from the Paris papers. Pantellaria lies at
the northeast Of Tunis. and the disturbance
occurred about mile and half from the west
coast Of the island. The sight was grand be-
yond description. Tho waves went UP like
mountains and roared In an immense whirl-
pool Of boiling water. from the centre Of which
came smoke and flames that rose far above
tho immense clouds OF steam. All this was
accompanied by what might be called sub
marine thunder Of the loudest and deepest
ashes Of the volcano. fante!laria trembleh.
as well 1t might. and its few lazy inhabitants
were thr3 PVT into the h widest tS excitement m
pcared on tothe coast IF Sicily the bottom Of
the sea is VOLCANIC, and Etna and Nesuyius are
Below bel It is In tho Vicinity Of this spot that
the great submarine volcano Of .Giulia APP
pears from time to time. lifting its cone far
%ss INC AND Mr' shen ina
while the sea dances at furious rate, -,
this aess II s'0i she css Neh
Ssls 3at WIZ ten s sg va. 6s sn sap
Ei io I IN sircu% S Wien the sea
By the cse% Brs
sun never sets" The guns b9c9smsd, ths sailors
At the close OF the ceremonies tho island be.
gan to shake. and soon 1t was discovered that
I was slowly sinking down iHto the sea sea Then
and shortly after the British tars had reached
their vessels the island was zone y drowned
Russians H laughed Che but they never got their
fortress on Iantcllaria.
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him. He laughed and said It was al right: i not
long after that he was murdered Some fellow
shot through the window Of his cabin and he
was doubtless killed on the spot; But whoever
q lot q them: beat out his brains: Everything
every white man got on horseback. and We
made q grand search for the murderers. There
were some pretty lively times around there for
a while. A few nights after that. l was alone in
my cabin when heard somebody s at work g. on
noise. It was dark as pitch in the room. and It
flashed through my mind that tho same fell
lows who had killed poor Ball were going to do
confess that I was frightened lay in
bed for little while. too disturbed mentally
to me that they were trying to take the roof off.
By and by the racket got too loud for me to
Of trousers. took my revolver; and opened the
door softly It Vas fssu nfr night sTSs
Of Peru. The stare seemed YithlA reach.
was so clear Il alnisst f,;ift my nostriis. still
there wSs somethfng soft and pleasant N It's
motive standing on the track. Iknew that the
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The Trapped Brute Assisted by Another
Hear In Carrying or the Trap.

Not long ago COW died in the. vicinity OF the
Quinn ranch, near the mead Of Govse Creek.
south Of Wagon Wheel Gap. 1t soon became
ranch. that the carcass OF the COW was being
visited ny bear Of, Of very large cdimensions.
Quinn declded to sit up with" the bear
and endeayor to get a shot at it ny night. This
wa. shois d darkness the was
As the next resort, u large bear trap. weigh.
ing ABOUT seyenty,iiye bounds; was Procured
nai played on tne bear, Tae trap was enained
t. pole e.ghtesn feet long and eignt inches
In tine morning an examination Of the prem.
!ses about tne dead COW SHOWED DAINTY tntt
the bear ind "A Gu o had been there during tho
night. There was largo track eighteen
inches long and sIN or seven INCHES wide. aud
u sma! track. evidently made by cub. The
teen foot pole. ana the disturbed condition OF
ID Rn rn I'm ssa ,rs os
over, away from tho scene. was only tho trau
OF two bears-trrc WAS not mark OF drag
M. Quinn took ur the trail. which he fol-
lowed eight miles without coming upon the
Carey, seven miles away, that gentleman told
how. in the night, he had been awakened Uy q
sound as OF something walking. with an oc-
as though something had been dropped. Hav-
ing no gun Mr, Carey sat up in his tent the
warm by poking wood into II shcet-iron stove.
The trail was followed a mile or 10 further
and then lost In ono place the boz 70 had
PASSED. through heavy quakinE aspen ,htcket
and had literally moved swath through the
saplings; showing that the trap and pole were
Le!pg taking along,
The natural Inference j. that the bear was
caught IN the trap and had picked tine sar.
with the POLE AID started Tor the ..l!s. lus
bear Is an old offender IN these parts. and Nr.
Quinn hopes 10 ana II yri.
Ldts''-'A man lust in from the head q! tho
San Juan reports that he passed tho pears IN
the Pagosa road beyond Sunmitville joggiux
contentedly along. each carrying one end Of
the pole. while the old bear was caught In ths
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Il had some { rcisss experiences with the
revolutionists and the regulars. Frequently
have carried lot of regulars over our road in
tho morning. aud lot OF revolutionists in the
afternoon. Sometimes they made 1t so I'M
pleasant for me that was glad to put on
steam and fly away. with the bullets whiZzng
through my cab windows. One day n company
came along. and tho officers wanted me To
take them over the road The tubes had
been removed from the engine. and. of course.
could not comply with his request.
/ tried to explain this to the officer. but he
would not listen and would not understand
anything except that ! would not do. as he
wished. He began to iAbber ike wild man.
and. pulling out his sword. Threatened to run
me through. His. sword was like an elongated
sort before. and did not scare for a cent. He
began to wave it over me. and | got mad. and
turning my back on him walked away. He
could not understand that method Of taking
his threats. and that's all that came Of 1t.
THE Peruvian women arc quite pretty when
young. but lazy and not reliable. When they
90 to the fandnnGos: or dances. they carry on
about rs crafty as the men. You may know
what village woman lives in from the shape
Of her hat. each village having distinctive
shape.
Mr.. Thompson sail he met several English
men and Americans in Peru who We're strand
ed. but many others were making fortunes.
He is now considering an offer of ex.;Mayor
Grace. who wants him to go back. Mrs. Thomp-
son says that New York is good enough for her.
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not die peacefully out OF hearing of the
Eowerys roar. But his appearance is deceiv
ing. The other night. while resting COM
icrtably in the cushions OF a big. easy rocker.
ut his pretty Mott avenue home with his wife,
beside him. Mr.. Thompson acknowledged. with
u sigh. that he was getting restless and longed
for more travel. Yet. Mr.. Thompson has
been on the &c for fully twenty years. and Is
rapidly approaching that age when men hate
TO move their quarters.
Mr. Thompson WAS born in Scotland fifty
three years ago. and came to this country when
q child His parents settled In the Ninth ward.
where he was reared and learned the trade Of
lachinlst He became acquainted with all
kinds Of machinery in Fergusons shops. and
N 10 hal bccomc an expert. Then he had an
"pp'rtuhit!,, 50 To India. A Boston ice man
"'acturinc company had sold an ice machine
T. n company in Calcutta, and Mr.. Thompson
Was sent 10 teach the Calcuttans how to set up
Tie machine and run it. 1t seemed that his ca
reer VI adventure was to begin early, for when
liz arrived ut Calcutta everybody was
eAclten ov.rthe Sopry mutiny. Tho Europeans
ron nll IN" outJiug settlements mad He'd II
tie :fy for safety aad everybody was IN dread
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Eaeo.raSisg Prison Philanthropy.
Prom Me (Rioo9o Mai
OCCASIONAL Humanitarian-My poor n

What sssashs you H Sssss poor man
Billy the Bllk.-Well. num-, I'm afraid ].
see / cut the throat OF my wife. hrained my
baby, set fire to the house. and shot two police
men who tried to arrest me. Oh. I'm a bad.
bad man. mum. BUTT was the drink as did it.
Jimmy the Burelar-Here. you measly. petty
larceny thief; why did you tell that woman
such lie? You know you're here for stealing
chickens. and you haven't enough nerve to
tackle good live rabbit.
Billy the Bilk-Wcll. pardner, I've been hero
before and knows how tho wimmen folks
act. They don't feed and pet no com mon. low
down coyes. II you, wanter live on sponge;
books you've Got to convince EN- you're a bad.
bad man. Bee 2 Nothin' short o murder
goes wild EN-.
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In . Trasee Tor ssve.tss. Years.
From hs Cleveland Leader aad korni

WOOSTER. Nov 9-Seventeen years ago Mrs.
John Boose. wife OF q stone mason. W sstrick-
en- with peculiar afhiction OF body and mind
When her husband called her one cold winter
could not speak. From that time until within
the last ten days she has always kept her bed
during the day. but would get up at night. at
from ono room TO the other. never speaking a
word and always retiring to her bed at day
Old ncighSor at whom She eazsd iSng and nd
earnestly. and putting out her hands she nsked
il her daughter Was not now II years Of uge.
day. conyerses with all and has called on q
few neighbors. Bhe declares that she has been
10 trapce al these Years, and that the years
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Returned ..a Found HI. wiz Ano,Ae~..
From he chimso Duty T,i,u"r.

fFo" Ns tHin"yo <H'H
WICHITA, Kan. Nov. "a strange expert
ence is that OF Arthur Wilson and his divorced
wife. who after thirteen years separation let
here yesterday. Wilson having come from
Morris. Mimi. where no lives, to claim the
woman he still! sgpposed his wife. The two
had lived together but year when Wilson
No trace Of him could be found. and the wife
some months later left the State and went to
Omaha, where. after getting a divorce. she
married young merchant named Fleming,
who. four years ago was arrested In Missouri
for forgery In Omaha. was taken back. and SEN
Fleming has been in the city for two years. and
only "a few days ago was seen and recognized
band of her whereabouts. Wilson says he was
the victim of - Matchmaking conspiracy that
caused his disappearance from Sioux City. and
that he has been searching for his wife all
these years. He lost no time IN getting here.
and the result has been sattsfactory expiana-
ton. and as soon. % Mrs. FleRinG can get q
divorce she viii again become Mks- WILSON.
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i could defy whole regiments VI natives. 1t
seemed my only hope. but 1t was a long dis
lance over the rocks. thought for while.
around to the back OF the cabin where the
noise was. and there saw two devils, at
for more. but there were none. Then / felt
better. Hang it. l said to myself j can
lick dozen In the day time. SC. ought to be
voiver and Jumped for them Well. You never
saw such towards. They didn't even try to
defend themselves. although they had knives
as long as your arm. They Just let me pound
them until was. put OF breath. Then dragged
them around to the door tied them. and went
stocks and whaled. learned later that they
thought was absent.
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q az sttaca Mr.. Thompson had hardly gained
ms information before the able bodied men
y, y ths city formed u military company. under
me title Of the Calcutta Volunteers. It was u
cavalry company. ami Mr.. Thompson. finding
a"n.d It,. He went through the mutiny. saw
sbSiGd deal OF lighting. and had plenty OF hard
nhr, sometimes hc passed days and nights
-, ,he !ungles and on the deserts In tho hot
" NI weather. making long. forced marches.
Nm Nm slch small allowances Of food and water
Snr aud thirst
IL was impossible to get water In the coun-
,ry 4, tho Scpoys had poisoned ali the wells.
IN" IN. y was impossible to trust any natives IN
Er.ilny food. Whole platoons died In the awful
m",t OF cholera. and frequently the young VOL
u mi, was surrounded b. more sick and dy-
lng than well soldiers. The terrible levers
vi vi. that country rolled mp the death
,,nte too, and he frequently woke up In
me morning to find that tigers had re-
nqced this ranks. Mr.. Thompsons knowl-
"pIge ol machinery. and especially engines. was
~ service to him. He could make an engine
!" !, anybody could. and knew how to remedy
.i no trouble aIl He was competent 70 take an en-
anhliy such missing parts as could be FASH
2nou with single tools. and to do everything
Int'kly, Mr.. Thompson bears n heavy schr
mT,9' tue lower is,rt Of his forehead and part
~ rs nose. the reminder Of an exciting incl
~ 81 MS military career.
~ company. when my horse became unman-
aaSsable The bride slipped. the bit fell out
XII s NOUN and rested across the bridge Of
~ nose. Hp dashed forward, aud all could
uAsto mold on TO the saddle for dear life
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II thsJ lack dcterr

Such is the opinion Of Mr.. W. ". Thompson.
NV one Of the chiefs OF the mechanical de-
partment Of the New York Central Railroad.
Mr. Thompson is ono Of the railroad men who
lavo seen service in strange countries and
under remarkable circumstances. In his
Wy he has been q knight Grant. trav-
,;lius like the chivslrous gentleman Of
I'D. wherever adventures could be found.
Mr.. Thompson does not look like this
sort of man. He seems moro like one
who knows comforts when he sees them. and
would rather lie between clean sheets
than bunk in an ill-ventilated cabin or roost in
the branches Of tree. He might easily DO
mistaken for one Of those who say they could
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leaving what was solid q moment before, .
deep ugly ,chasm. while oil around the
have seen tidal waves that would scare
the hair. of your head: but never
assge foreigners called it That Is one OF tho
hi est peaks In Peru: started to climb It
oneday with party Of seven. We took along
nn American flag. Half way up the mountain
we anic on a charcoal settlement. 4 rougher
looking set than those charcoal burners I
never came across. They live there the year
around and know absolutely nothing Of the
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4 WANDERING LIES PERILS.
NEW rORKER's ADVENTURES N
1874 AND SOUTH AMERICA.

W ". Thompson Tells How ne Fought
sepoys and Tigers In Indin. and Asssas.
lin. In Peru-Dimcuities OF Railway Con.
.,r.e,iou In Uncivilired Countries.
Whom n second. rate Government in some
,omn,s corner of the world concludes that
~ should develop its resources after tho
:. shon Of the most enlightened nations.
q, usually begins by building railroads:
and when 1t arrives at this wise de-
animation there arc Just two coun-
triss to which it turns for the capital and
Trains required to overcome all obstacles
,he United States and England. Very FREE
,n.ntly within the past twenty five years these
two countries have aided in building rail-,
lads through countries heretofore untravcl-
lad hy locomotive. The men who do the main
work are such as have received thorough
,-,nIng in tho various departments OF big
r,ilrosd companies. 1t Is necessary that they
should have experience. ingenuity. patience,
and courage. In almost every Instance they
will encounter difficulties that have never
befors beset them. and however clever and
able they may be. they may still suffer defeat
i,thsy lack determination and courage.
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He jumped right into the thick Of the sepoys,
me with their lances as went through their
ranks at breakneck speed. ! think the brute
got through their ranks ho whirfed around
aud went back again. He carried'me through
the, crowd three times. while those black devils
lnnccs. ! got this cut on the head and one on
the leg. but the horse was not hurt mt all
Most of the Sepoys who were taken prisoners
were Hanged. Mr. Thompson says: and he saw
none blown from the cannons mouth. After
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Another tine hsd trouble q fSis ser
and We were living In a little village OF Juliaca
In the mountains. We were surrounded by
Mitn fS mi f liz wife got along Very We'll
with the natives. but some of them didn't like
me. One day an Indian came to the house
aud said he wanted to see Mrs. Thompson
alone Thought thst was odd but Gaid mo 70
Kitchen with hun. Presently she came in pale
going TO Xiii You 'whoY said l. This man
told mo that there are two fellows In the viii
lage who have agreed to kill YOU she replied.
They have sharpened thor knives and are
stop 70 that got hold q the Indian l. who in;
would be assailants were. Then went down
into the village and caught them. hauled them
up to the stocks. and laid on the whip till they
were half dead. The knives they had were
like cleavers and as sharp rs razors. MY wife
kept them for cutting moat for q long time.
Mrs Thompson enjoyed life in Juiiaca IN
SSe fee aood but so rare that 90 one not
toned to 1t had to take short. quick breaths:
and got tired very easily. funny feature OF
II WAS Its effect upon the cooking. 1t took ten
minutes to boil an egg and beans would not
soften inside Of two days boiling. You real
lied how high YOU were when a storm came
cned she wouldn't dare stay outdoors Any
body who has not been In them cannot i'm
agine what tho storms in the Peruvian Noun,
tains are like. The lightning flashes all around
you. tlls the houses snd the ar you are
the storm clouds are an around you.
have been In eartbqlAkes down theEe
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more. and he came back He was not here
long before he received good offer from Peru.
and of he went to Lima.
ployed. was being built by the famous Henry
Meggs," said Yr Thompson. " He was Won
derfuly shrewd man and made an enormous
fortune out Of his contracts with tho Peruvian
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10 tho little images they carry around with
thom. They struck me NJ being half heathens.
I never sHw such an immoral people, but I
their sins. We PASSED good deal Of time
camping on tho p,.Inpas. and found that part
Of our experiences delightful
The RAILROAD was built over and through
and alongside, OF the mountains and you
never sre saw snsh ,sngnssEing gy%nssties Is