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toned at his trial. Preserving that
honor among thieves" which proves
that some robbers might have made.
under other circumstances, excellent
and honorable soldiers, he died on the
gallows bravely without a word of con-
fession.
Captain Paul Jones, now having quite
recovered that pretty wit which had
stood him in such good stead On many
another occasion, drove at once to the
minister, the Comte de Vergennes. In
sistent on seeing him, he succeeded,
and told the whole affair over. with his
own belief that it had been plot to alb
duct him and carry him to England.
NJ. de Vergennes concurred with him
that the object of justice might be
gained best by keeping the affair entire
ly private, at least for some days. He
congratulated Captain Jones on having
escaped as he did with only few
bruises. Captain Jones, on his part,
said that he was glad that he had not
suffered the loss Of the sword the king
had given him, which had been found
in one OF the rooms in the house.
When NJ. de Vergennes questioned
him narrowly about what had led to
the appointment, he said he could not
reveal the persons name. When NJ. de
Nergenncs was insistent that the facts
might be laid properly before the min
lister of police, Captain Jones was equal
ly reticent. He could pot tell.
'Ah. yes" acknowledged NJ. de
Nergennes, since he was Of the ever gal
liant race. II partly comprehend. and
suppose cannot shake your obstinacy.
NJ. de Vergennes could not For
Capt. Paul Jones, though this woman
certainly had tried to carry out the
most hideous plot against him. did not
consider it quite fair to punish her as
if she were a man. Besides he shrewd-
ly guessed that she would swear that
her name had been used without her
knowledge. that the conspiratOrs had
simply played on Captain Jones we'll
known vanity about women. Nor. in
deed. as a matter of pride, did he care
to have himself shown in the ridiculous
light which a statement Of the exact
truth to Nj. de Vergennes would put
him.
But he had his own notion of a fine
private revenge.
The next day no soul in Paris except
his servant saw Capt. Paul Jones. He
told the servant to tell all callers that
his master had gone away the previous
evening without explanation, and had
not returned. In the meantime he took
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plight apparently hopeless enough. he
thought in revengeful spirit of Nine.
LIE Fevre. who plainly had brought him
into the plight He remembered that
two days after there was to be great
ball at Versailles on which he had
counted. He thought of the fine clothes
he had worn to the appointment which
We're torn and hopelessly ruined. He
thought of the sword the king had
given him and which the assailants had
taken away. And as he lay there his
heart was bitter over the simplicity OF
the stratagem.
And what did they intend to do with
him? For moment he was cold with
perspiration as he thought the men
would return, carry him out, and per-
haps drop him into the Seine. Then he
reflected that if they had wanted to be
rid of him they would have killed him
with sword or dagger thrust. More
likely they wanted to kidnap him. II
they had wished to kill him they GER
tainly would have stabbed him beyond
any noise. But why should they wish
to kidnap him unless
day. They would carry him to the
coast. put him on some smuggler and
deliver him to the authorities in Eng
land, who had large reward offered for
his apprehension as pirate dangerous
to his majesty's Shipping and coast
Had he not himself abducted Lord Sell
kirk? And now the same methods We're
tried on him, the abductor. Nine. lie
Fevre plainly had engaged some des-
perate fellows, Of whom Paris held
many, who, having nothing to lose,
gladly had embraced the chance of OBJ
tanning the reward offered for the ap-
prehension of the pirate Paul Jones. y
They had caught him neatly, and now
they had gone after the carriage which
was to carry him out of Paris
Impatient and angered over his own
simplicity in this matter-his wretched
vanity about women-he began to
struggle and roll about again. After
he had struggled for some time vainly
at his bonds, the spirit of investigation
returned, and he began to roll over ana
over, now in the other direction of the
room.
Counting the distance with the same
method of calculating it he had us d be-
fore. the length of that room seemed
endless. He knew he must make con-
siderable noise with his shutting about
in that house, which apparently was
now deserted.
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Captain Paul Jones now had no diff
Guilty in proving his identity to the cap
tain of the watch, who recognized. for
all his bruises and torn and dirtied per-
son, that this was really the redoubt-
able American sailor.
One man had fed certainly. The
woman who had admitted Captain
Jones was not to be found. The house
had no furniture of any kind. and had
been rented a week previously by an
unknown man who had paid for six
months in advance. In the garden the
one fellow was found. just recovering
consciousness. and recognized as a well
known Partisan desperado.
This fellow would give no explana-
| ton of the plot, though smartly Ques-
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PART 1.

Many things are told of that redoubt-
able adventurer Paul Jones-whom l
knew well-to concede him with Mr..
Jefferson and DR.. Franklin the most SUI
preme merit as a man of resource.
Made as he was with the tireless spir-
1t of effort, it was to be expected that he
should end as he did disappointed in
his career. 1 know of nothing sadder.
more tragical, than the end of that poor
chevalier of the Order of Merit of Louis
XVI, who had been most doughty cap
tain in our navy, and an admiral among
the Russians, where political intrigue
obscured his ability, dying as he did in
Paris in 1892. l like to think of him
better as l knew him in the fame that
the victory of the Bon Homme Richard
over the Serapis had secured him
when he took on rather the manner of a
beau, assumed fine airs. sported the
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steps on the hard floors Of deserted
rooms. His reason began to return
then, and the first thing that occurred
to him was that his silent assailants
had worn no shoes. Was this man, or
men, different? And then OF course
he perceived that, having accomplished
the assault, need of silence no longer
existed. That was patent. They had put
on their shoes. But again the house
grew still. excepting for his breathing.
His hands tied behind him and his
feet together, with a strong rope that
cut into the fiesh--his eyes bandaged.
his mouth gagged-finding struggling
useless, and only knowing that the as
sailants had dropped him where they
had taken him, our brave chevalier
was indeed in horrid predicament.
The only thing he could do was to roll
over the floor. He could do that with
difficulty, and to and fro, right and
left; and he began the examination of
the room in that awkward manner,
which was the only way that indeed
was possible.
Rolling to the right about three feet.
he brought up against a wall. To his left
a distance Of ten feet, he bumped his
head with the tortoise-like movement
brought first against the wall. This
was hall. fourteen feet more or less
broad. He judged the distance from
the number of turns his body made,
while he paused. breathing hard. as this
effort, bound as he was, is most eX-
hausting. If you do not believ me.
have yourself bound tight. hands and
feet, gagged, and eyes blindfolded, and
then try to roll about.
AS the Chevalier Jones lay there
this fashion, breathing hard, and his
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Castoria.

"Ca..c-,n is an excellent medicine for
children. Mothers have repeatedly told nc
OF its good elect upon their children"
DR.. G. c. OsGoop,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-13

Observe the following symptoms result
Ing from diseases Of the digestive organs:
blood in the head, acidity of the stomach,
nausea, heartburn, disgust of food, full
ness or weight of the stomach, sour eruc-
tations sinking or fluttering of the heart.
choking or suffocating sensations when
In lying posture. dimness of vision, dots
or webs before the sight, fever and dull
pain in the head, deficiency of perspira-
ton, yellowness of the skin and eyes, pain
fiushes of heat. burning in the flesh.
A few doses of RADWAY'S PILLS will
free the system Of all the aboye-named
disorders. f-
Price Csc: per Box. Sold by druggists.
street. New York. for Book Of Advice.
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ADVICE TO NATURALISTS.
DR.. B. II. Warren, the State zOosOgist,
Gives Some Timely Pointers TO Spsci.
men.liunters and Others.

When you go into the country on q
collecting trip, hunt for specimens, but
don't hunt for trouble, which you can
easily avoid by the exercise OF little
common sense and gentleuanly be-
| havior. Remember that The holding of
q prothonotary' certificate gives you no
right to trespass on the premises Of any
land owner or tenant. 1t is, perhaps,
! true that the majority OF farmers and
| other land holders are decidedly Cp-
posed to hunters running over their
premises, and yet the presence of a
''trespass notice" on an estate should
not be taken as conclusive proof that
| the owner or occupant Of the property
is mean" According to my observa-
tions. the majority of farmers and
other people who forbid trespassing. are
! forced to take the position they do,
because of annoyance and injuries sus-
tanned from Visits of thoughtless, reck-
less, uncivil and unscrupulous hunters
| and fishermen, who, in some instances,
have shot or otherwise injured cattle,
destroyed poultry, broken fences. or
torn down walls, and even, at times,
mutlated small out-buldings, when in
pursuit Of rabbits or other game. The
writer has often wondered, in view of
the mischief done by tresnassers in
some parts of the state, that farmers,
and other residents of the rural dis
tricts are as liberal as they are in the
way of allowing hunters, gunners and
fishermen the freedom Of their grounds.
BE CAREFUL.
AS rule the men and boys who de-
stroy property and misbehave in other
ways, when on hunting, fishing or other
trips i'm the country, should be vigor-
ously prosecuted and speedily punished
fer their misdeeds. They do not only
grievously annoy, and sometimes oc-
casion considerable money loss to farm
evs and others, but their conduct also
tends to reflect on every true sports
| man, fisherman, or naturalist who is
seen in the agricultural districts with
gun, fishing-rod. botanical box or other
collecting outfit in his possession.
Every naturalist, every manly and true
! lover of field sports should use his best
: efforts to aid in arresting and convict
ing these evil doers. / never knew
true naturalist to wilfully do any dam
age when engaged in field work, and
no genuine sportsman would, for mo-
mcnt, think of committing depredation3
in the lines thus indicated.
Don't so upon any mans premises TO
hunt or fish until you get his permis
sion. This can generally be obtained if
you approach the owner in q gentle
ooh
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USE OF FIREARMS.

IF you are considerate you will re-
frain from firing a gun near horses.
either along the public highways or in
the fields. Don't shoot recklessiy. Al
ways make it a special point to know
that no person, COW. horse, or fruit tree
will get the charge of shot you intend
for the bird or other game. 1t is in
finitely better to lose specimen than
take any chances in this direction.
Don't shoot at or kill domestic pigeons
when on collecting tours. They ere
personal property and are raised, by
many, as a source of DroAt. with US
much care and attention, as are poultry
Don't tramp through grain or hay
fields or in fact in any crops whore by
so doing you may possibly do harm
Don't hunt in fields or meadows where
cattle are grazing: go on the general
principle that in every herd of cows or
steers there is keeneyed vicious bun
which is always on the alert to defend
the interests of his owner. Aside, how
ever. from danger to yourself a. field or
meadow where cows, steers. sheep or
horses are feeding is no place to dis.
charge fire-arm and If the bellicose
lord of the pasture proceeds to drive you
out, regard him as in the light of only
doing what q farmer should do to pro-
tect his property. Even if you do not
shoot the livestock you can thus fright
en- them and thereby oftertinles do
much damage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-25
THE SALT LAKE HERALD, SATURDAY. JULY rs 1885

made hereafter. In the meantime the
work of preparing the Colorado Chief
hoist for the Godiva is going ahead,
and the hoist will be erected and ready
for operation in few weeks.
Manager Green of the Buckeye states
to the Miner that the shaft in that
property has nearly reached the 800
level, and will be sunk through to
the 800 before much drifting is done.
The shaft is now all in ore, which runs
from $19 to $50 in gold about Is to 20
ounces in silver and a fair percentage
OF both lead and iron. Only enough
ore is being taken out at present to
pay the running expenses, but Manager
Green states that in a short time he
will be prepared to ship a carload every
two or three days.
SHIPMENTS.
Shipments from The district for the
week are as follows:
From the Bullion-Beck mine, % car
loads ore; from the Bullion-Beck mill,
10 carloads concentrates; from the Gem
tennial-Eureka, 7 carloads of ore; from
the Eureka Hill, 7 carloads of ore; from
the Gelnini, carloads of ore; from the
Sioux, 1 carload of ore; from the Ajax,
3 carloads of ore: from the Utah, car
load of ore; from the Buckeye, 1 carload
of ore; from the Swansea, carloads of
ore; from the Dragon Iron mine, 5 car
loads of ore daily; from the Moons Iron
mine, 1 carload da.ily.-iMner.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-25
ME.RCUR MINE LEADS.
Expert Engineer Says it is Bein
Initiated in Africa.

Expert Engineer Says it is Being
Initiated in Africa.
In HIS recent essay on the cost of
treating ores Of various kinds, H. NJ.
Chance. an expert, pays the Mercur
Mining company of this city, a we'll de-
served compliment for its methods. MIR.
Chance says:
The cyanide process, known also as
the Macarthur Forrest process, which
consists in dt.ssolVing the gold from
Gre, concentrates, or Jailings by leach
ing (or agitation) with a dilute solution
of cyanide of potassium and precipitat-
ing the gold with metallic zinc, has
now been in successful use since 1880.
1t was at first received with the skep-
eicism usually accorded a new process,
but its phenomenal success in treat
ing tailings in South Africa soon dem
onstauted it's value In 1891 it was first
successfully applied to treating ore in
bulk, alt the Iercur mine, in Utah, and
the cost of treatment was shown. to be
SO low $40 per tom that its future
seemed assured Its use has not. how
ever, extended in this country as rap
idly as in Africa, owing doubtless to
some failures here from attempting to
work ores TO which it was not suited.
Like all other processes, this process
has its limitations: q it does not work
successfully on raw ores in which the
gold exists chemically combined with
some other elements, as in the Cripple
Creek district; % when the gold is in
timately associated with copper, anti
mony and arsenic minerals; 81 when
the ore contains acid salts resulting
from the decomposition of pyritic min
erals. the consumption of cyanide often
being so large as TO be prohibitory.
THE example set by the Mercur mine
is being followed at one mine at least
in South Africa where the direct treat
menf of the ore in bulk has BEEN &C
complished at a reported gross cost of
$3.50 per ton for milling and cyanfding.
The growth of the process in this coun-
try, as applied to the Mercur mime in
the fail of 1891. with a capacity of so
tons daily. which was enlarged to 200
tons, and is now being increased to
400 tons. In 1892 and 1894 two plants
were started in Montana and Utah; in
1895 six plants were installed in Colo
RADIO. Utah and Oregon, with aggregate
capacity of $50 tons daily; and one of
these is now being enlarged by $50 tons.
while two other plants in Colorado and
Utah are being constructed"
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A PAPERS DEATH.

Here is an obituary notice of the
Pittsburg Kan9 Daily Tribune, which
appeared in that papers last issue:
''Died-The Pittsburg Daily Tribune,
Sunday, March 10, aged 8 months and
L day. The remains are now reposing
in the journalistic mOrgue ON Fifth
street, surrounded by group of heart
broken. pennilesS reporters, compost
tors and office boys. The iDterment
will take place in The circuit court
room in Girard under the auspices Of
large concOurSe of profane creditors
that Will assemble from all parts OF
the country and Joplin avenue. The
pallbearerS will be Frank Anderson
city editor; 1. E. Osborn, city circula.
tor; C. E. Craig, press-room; A. f.
Goodspread, jobroom, Office boys each
wearing a rosette made from cast of
rollers. The remains will be placed in
the automatic hsll-box, which will be
draped with unpaid bills and other
appropriate emblems of mourning. In
this journalistic funeral procession will
be a trio of weeping lady compositors,
who will sing in dulcet strains that
sad, but well-known him., Down Went
McGinty to the Bottom of the Sea-
At the conclusion of the interment the
office towel will be set at the head OF
the grave properly inscribed with the
stains OF unrequited labor and a job
lot of moTtuary notices, perpetuating
through all time to come the short but
meteoric life and career of the de-
ceased. The ceremonies will close with
the song, 'Aain't Got No Money but
Will Have Some in which the entire
audience will join. and the remains
will be lowered into a grave of its own
construction. Thus ends fair young
life that promised everything and paid
nothing ,,
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Mercur Notes.

Captain George Ryan, former owner
of the East Golden Gate, was in the
camp from Eureka Wednesday. Mr..
Ryan is welcomed visitor to the
camp, having many warm friends
here.
The Mercur Deep Gold Mining COM
pany are putting up the hosting
works, and will have it in operation in
a few days. Mr.. Olsen, the manager;
says that work will not cease until the
ore body is reached.
George Z. Barker was in the camp
yesterday looking over its many prop
critics with a view of buying. Mr.
Barker is from Omaha, and in giving
his opinion of the camp speaks highly
Of 1T
z. A. Benson of Omaha, who is in
terested in the Mercur Gold Produc-
tive company in the west foot hills, is
in camp attending to business pertain
ing to the property. He is very much
pleased with its development, as 1T is
now looking better than ever before.
A flune sixty feet long and two and
a half feet square was put in place
under the track, near Matte No. 4,
where the waShout occurred last week,
which it is believed will convey all
water that may come down Sacra-
mento gulch, although we doubt it.
J. A Anson, who is a part owner of
the Old Gold Note on Lion hill, ex-
poets to go out to that property in a
few days. They are now down about
forty-five feet, and intend TO run an
incline in $50 feet to strike the ore
body This mine has a, very encour-
aging looking future.
Evanston, Wyoming, parties have let
a contract for a fifty-foot tunnel in the
Wasatch shaft This company owns
several claims in Silverado canyon, Of
which this is one. The shaft is now
down at a depth of sixty-five feet and
a drift Of twenty feet has been run in
at the bottom. The prospects are
looking very encourag ing.
An accident happened at the Col
den Gate in which George E. Coke was
badly hurt He had gone into the
mine for the purpose of timbering, but
had hardly entered when it began to
cave, catching him. 1t was supposed
at first that he was injured internally
but upon investigation it was found
to be only a supposition, although he
had received injuries otherwise.-Mer-
curry.
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ASH Golden CATE DRILLING

of Bullion some two or three miles. The
report was all right, and Messrs.
Thompson, Ward and Morris are
Strictly in it, Parties of prospectors,
mine owners and capitalists are ar
irving almost daily and hotel accom-
modaaions are at a premium Among
the distinguished visitors last week
was Superintendent Welby Of the Rio
Grande Western railway. By the way,
the railroad is coming right along.
About twenty men are working on
the big tunnel working from both
ends. Thirty more men came in from
Springville on the 18th and are now
grading this side of the tunnel, which
is about six miles from this place.
Everything points to the conclusion
that the Rio Grande Western will
make no stop at the mouth of Clear
creek, but viii continue on to this
place without interruption to the Vale.
On the whole, there are plenty of evil
dences that NaTysvale is on the eve of
prosperous times. Development will
make great mining camp of it,
while its delightful climate, magnifi
cent scenery and general attractions
Will eventually make it famous as
residence town and summer resort.
Every camp has it's drawback in the
shape of locating fiends During
twenty years one of that genus homo
has been tramping the hills and can
yons around Marysvale, and has prob
ably made not less than five hundred
locations. During these twenty years
that same locating fiend has not done
$500 worth of work. On nearly every
blowout and cropping in the vicinity
of Ten Mile, Gold Run and Gold Hill
he has a monument. He is a veritable
curse to the camp, and as he rarely
ever records a claim, his misleading
monuments are forever turning legiti-
mate prospectors away. This individ
ual is still locating and hopes 10 make
a few dollars for permitting other men
to occupy the ground. Prospectors
VIII do we'll to kick over his nonu
ments, and if he sQueals give him
twenty-four hours to get out of the
camp. Very truly, ]. F. GIBBS.
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Major Busanbark returned yesterday
from the Nercur district, where George
Kellogg is boring a hole on the East
Golden Gate mine. AS announced in
this paper some time ago, this hole is
from the bottom of the shaft and is
being bored with a South African
''churn drill" with a view of ascer-
tanning the various formations under
the 300 foot level 1t is expected that
the same will go down to a depth of
2,5c0 feet and that as every strata
is penetrated an assay will be
made. In this connection it may be
well to state that according to the
geological surveys which have been
made these stratas are about three or
four feet in thickness and conse-
Quently an assay Will be made on every
four foo- core.
Yesterday when Busenhark came
back, Kellogg had gone down thirty
feet and the results at that time were
of the most gratifying character. From
what could be learned the ore was Of
a most gratifying character and there
were good in locations that something
would be encountered in the near fu-
ture which would repay the company
for all the money which had been eX-
pended.