The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-10-20

pcrstitions have been inverted aEd are
peculiar tC themselves, They are not
those common 10 ordinary humanity
They have unique distinction. And
OF all criminals none are 20 filed with
suoerstitlons rs pickpockcts and the
strange feeling of dread graduates 70
tic imposing safe buster bank
burglar ard petty ih!ef the latter class
being least fearful of results on ac-
count OF ,her peculifr supcrstitiens.
No better place exists In the world
TO study the peculiar SuperslitiOns Of
crooks" than within the walls of the
prisons where these fcathcrless birds
are Gagged and the few following in.
cldents glCancd from Il retired old
keeper Of Sing Sing Prison eau be &C.
ccpted as true ard win ge"ye to demon
sraic how crlEinals are governed
more or less by some occult Influence.
CROOKS" AND TIE BIBLE.
Ordinary crooks have most as
tonishing dread of religion and regard
the Bible with superstirloas awe and
great reverence II a crook there
foro can further his idoos Inc usipp
the Scriptures, he considers he has
found asafc and sure mascot. The
Bible is mi TO all manner of uses
many times in a way which vould rall
Gown wrath from IIcavcn itsplr Many
OF ire thieves who bnyo beon "ippgado
use fine leaves Of ,nc tracts ard Bibles
which have been ,,jyen tbem hv mis-.
sionarles 10 p,,in 6rns With which in
bou coffee
According IA tba GA nrlsou rconor
he often SAW tbn leaves of rho Rihlc
used in thaf n,on,c,, and r. was q loup
t,mc before no bn.ome aware of the
,coson ana WHY r. WAS s,p,ybt oftor
marc thon any ot,cr tiul ~ manor
any ouooti,v Of which royld he hoG
for tho asking
"Those fellows Ronn tho,r socrots
weu IN themselves ',l no s,id. "ond q 10
only oftor tbsv arc tb,ronoblv cont,dout
that tbey arc snc,l,mg 70 frlonds thot
tbny arc willing 70 ,Tnor anr irenr.
,notion IN thosn oursrdo Tho noIo of ,l,o
ryato,nitv
81 bpfr;opdcd louc torn, r,.isoro,.
on nm occosiop whom bo vas anon, 50
he brought mn 70 oxnloIu nm infroction
of ,be NH " Cha n,.,sa, ,n1 ,,,. A.,
reference in his behalf saved him
from severe punishment | was his
friend after that He told me the Sc.
'rct of burning the leaves Of the Ri
BILE The Bible is the best book in
the world he said. aud il puts bet.
ter bead on the coffee That was all.
1T is not alone for heating coffee
that they want the Bible. They be-
llcve that IL they can call in the Bible
to help them ont IN any transaction
they are sure 10 win out. | recall an
Instance Of the kind wildly. A man
was imprisoned for burglary. lie WAS
a morose, sullen fellow, and clgarmali-
cT by trade, He attended services Ia
the chapel regularly. and had the APP
pearance Of being deeply imbued with
religious feryor Finally he declared
thul nc hau ueeh converted ana kept
copy Of the Bible with him ut an
times, He read 1t in his cell, and car
ried it about with him 50 regularly
that it came to be looked upon us part
Of him.
CONCEALED CIGARS IN BIBLE.
ut WAS while bo hocoma oonyorr
that n wbo,rsoIe cIgaruol,or oontr,o.
ed TO have his goods made Inv convict
labor. Our religious lonr tImer was
nut to work in the faciory His pih,o
was with him at all times and noth.
jng suspicious wos over thorght ~ tna
occurrence But cigars soon began to
be missed in appallIngly large quantl-
nes' Al the end of each day they
would melt away as If by magic until
In of lon