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, , Five Days Buried ;21.- NOT often In the world's history has a man been burled In a well for more than four days. . with great i masses of earth about his head, and yet come out alive. Such, however, waa the strange expe rience that befell a man named Joshua Sandford while at work In a well sit uated on a farm near the town of Paris, ( In the province of Ontario, Canada. On Tuesday, June 24, 1902, Sandford and several other men were engaged In deepening a well on a farm. The well was bricked at the sides and was dry. Sandford waa at the very bottom of the well. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the men above noticed that the sides of the well lower down were commencing to cave in. It is hardly necessary to say that they lost no time in getting to the surface of the ground. Arriving there, they at ouce commenced to haul up Sandford and would have succeeded in this but for the fact that when their comrade was only half way up the earth near the top also began to cave in, and with a rush a great mass of it descended upon their unfortunate com panion, completely burying him. It did not take long for a crowd to gather, all discussing the terrible fate which bad befallen the young well sinker. Suddenly, however, a rapping was beard on an iron pipe that de scended into the well, and those above THE FRESH AIR REVIVED SANDFORD. at once came to tne conclusion tuai toe falling earth bad in some way formed ; an arch above Sandford, while the earth which had caved in lower down had filled up the well below him, thus preventing him from being crushed to death. t ; ' At the top. of the well there was an opening In the pipe where four and five ' inch tubes Joined, and through a crev ice Dr. Patterson of Paris was able, .with flifflnrilrv. in mmmnntnt with the entombed man below. Sandford was not able to reply In the same way, although for some time a certain amount of air reached him by means of this pipe, a supply augmented by pumping air down. 'r .; . , A system of . signaling waa soon arranged, in accordance -with which ' f.?!0 J: questions asked. In this way it was discovered that he was well, bad some few feet of space around him and was prepared to bold out for a day. if such a length of time were necessary to ef feet his rescue. - j The plan finally adopted was the dig ging of a new well or shaft about six reet rrom tne oia one, ana this was ac cordingly sunk to a depth In the first place of about forty-three feet, the men working like Trojans. To reach Sand ford it would-of course be necessary to tunnel from the new well into the old one, and here a very formidable dlffl cutty presented itself. To tunnel into the' old well above Sandford might mean instant death to him. for in this way the superincumbent mass would ; work. nd above ground half a dozen be released. To tunnel below him I men DeM tnlB roP- prepared in case s would also give rise to great danger. t&n of earth did occur to adopt the des When the workers bad reached the P remedy of attempting the pris- depth mentioned above, they were J afraid that they were not yet low enough, but Sandford again and again affirmed that they were. Finally, after considerable consultation, It was de cided to proceed with the tunneling, and carpenters set to work to erect suprcrtJ la Ce new wa'l so es to dl mln.' i t' e rc!":i ran ty tie rescue par ty. Tl.r.t t'-'s r .11 v '3 a very real one was sot-ii r : . cr"i t i I .:. I 1 f ; ' 1 t" I it ' ' -v .: t. I j a Km 1 1 rl, t t' ..'.-ers cracked j ti l e ' ' . ' t vr?.y, and pipe, their only means of communlca' tlon with the entombed man, but no re spouse was beard, and poor Sandford' fate was now considered sealed. With heavy hearts the little band of men, who bad worked so heroically to save a comrade's Hfo, gathered op their tools and dispersed. After all work had been abandoned a Mr. James Wheeler of Parla out of curiosity went to have a look at the well and while standing there fancied that he heard a sound as of tapping. Another gentleman who was standing near at once went down into the new excavation and reported that he bad re ceived a distinct response to his rap ping. Without a moment's delay men were hurried to the spot, and the work ers, though much fatigued by their previous long exertions, renewed tbeii plucky struggle for a man's life. At 2 a. m. on Friday, the 27th, the third day of his imprisonment, the rescuers were able to communicate with Sandford again and ran iron iMpes through the wall of earth to t convey air to him. Sandford informed the men that he was ten feet below them, and they at once set to work to deepen the shaft Meanwhile willing hands, that eager ly volunteered for the perilous task, tolled on unflaggingly in the new shaft When the shaft bad been deepened to a aepth or sixty feet and the tunnel cut through to the old well, the rescue party found they were too far down, and the tunnel had to be filled up and a new one eut higher up. All the tunnel work had to be cribbed with timber to prevent its caving In. The hole that was now bored wai found to be above Sandford, but the workers toiled on, and by a lower bor-i lng be was finally reached. Sandford was discovered lying on his side, very pale and muttering Indistinctly. ,Th fresh air that reached him caused hlnu to revive somewhat; and after the ad ministration of some hot water and milk by the physicians be ' rapidly gained strength. - "My body is free," he explained, "but my legs are caught I can move them .ndThT'noIhu. simply gripped so tightly that they will not give an Inch. -',. 1 , ' For twenty-four hours the men la bored Incessantly to release Sandford's legs. Having failed to succeed In what had seemed a simple task. It was final ly decided that a new tunnel would have to be dug In order to get at the loot ana clear away whatever held It Sandford on being consulted agreed to the plan of tunneling In two feet below him, Immediately under the im prisoned leg.. Over him tbey built an arch to provide against a possible cavaJ In when the sand and bricks below should be removed. Around bis body a rope was fastened and attached to a on otner sloe or the crib- ontr "lease by a vigorous pulL A small opening 'was msde In the side of the well, and every inch of it was protected. At length by the light of a portable electric lamp Sandford's trousers were neen. The foot Itself was soon discovered wedged In be tween an iron pipe, the bricks of the well aDd a heavy board. In removing these obstructions Sandford sloped down, and It Is said tbat not until then did fce s'.,ow sJnrm. L' only descended few Inch' s, however, and after some f.'.-"x,Urt hi !" -t e !:'' 't j tl:e THE CUSTODIAN Ortetnatl While on a visit to the south I one day passed a plantation that had fallen into ; decay. The roof to the manor house bad caved in, the window panes were broken, the fences down. Behind the house was a solitary but The only thing left of the former splendor of the place was the trees. A -desire came over me to know something of this noble ruin. I walked up to the bouse and. seeing no one, went back to the hut, where I found a venerable tgro sit ting on a box before his cabin door smoking a cob pipe. "Good morning, uncle." "Mornin', sah." "Are you the onlj person about the placer "Spec I am, sah, an' I'se been de onlj pusson 'bout de place fo' fo'ty yea's." I offered the old man a cigar, which he declined, preferring his pipe. Throw ing myself on the grass, I waited for him to talk. 'As he did not, I made remark by way of a starter. "I suppose this was once a busy place." "Reckon it was a busy place, sah. It belonged to Cunnel Peyton. He was Gunnel Peyton befo' de wah, though be didn't nebber command nothln' den an' Glneral Peyton while it was a-goln' on. He owned a hundred t'ousand nig gers." . "You mean a thousand." "Yes, 'bout dat Dey all libed in de cabins 'long byer." "What has beoome of the cabins?" "I burn 'eni all up fo' firewood. Missy Dorothy Peyton was 'bout twen ty yea's old when de wah kum on. Dat war de time when dls place war fine. All de Peyton fambly, five chlllun, war growed up, fou' boys an' one girl. De flower ob de flock war Missy Dol ly. De cunnel an de boys went away to de wah, leavln' Missy Peyton nn' Missy Dolly. Dere war three JPickerln' boys on a plantation ober dnr, an'; dey war all three in love with Missy Dolly. Dey all went to de wah, an' when dey J lef ' Missy Dolly war 'gaged to George PIckerin', de oldest "Well, de fus' Peyton killed war Howell Peyton, at Manassas. Nex' kum de cunnel, -at Sharpsburg. Roger tuk de camp fever, kum home an' died dere in de bouse. He had no mo' 'n died befo' George Fickerln' war brought home to de PIckerin' house ober dab an' died. Missy Dolly nussed him. Dat war de fus yea' ob de wah, an' one day, two yea's aftah Marse Tom PIckerin' kum marchln' up with he troops, tonkin so harnsome an' so Ink he brudder George dat when he went away Missy Dolly done promised to marry him. "After de time when de messenger rode up to tell dat de cunnel had been shot Missy Peyton done ipine away. specially dat her favorite son, Howell war taken, an when de news ob de battle of Gettysburg kurk, an' dat Marse Roger had -been shotted dald. Missy Jes' done gib up an' died in de summer. Dls leabe Missy Dolly all 'lone. But as luck wud hab it, Marse Donald, de las ob de Peyton brudders. tuk sick an' kum home on leabe. Twas lucky, fo' Tom PIckerin' war blowed up In de mine at Petersburg, an Missy Dolly was lef a sort ob wld der nudder time. ; " "Donald PIckerin' hung 'long an' died in de spring ob '65, at de season when de roses air bloomln' an' 'bout de time ' when ; de Confederacy stopped bloomln'. Ob all de fine people alive fou' yea's befo on de two plantations only Missy Dolly an Alan PIckerin' was lef. Soon 's de south' n men gib up de Job Marse Alan kum back an' fin' Missy Dolly Ubhv all 'lone hyer on dls plantation. Mos' ob de niggers had done crone, v Dey warn't none ob 'em ler, 'cept me an' my fambly hyer In dis cab- In. Marse Alan war de only one ob Miss Dolly's lovers lef, an" after awhile be done 'suaded her to marry him, Dey didn't mak no fuss 'bout de weddln', fo dere warn't nobody to kum to. It 'cent de ghosts. "Dey tried mighty hard to stay on de plantation, but 'twam't no use fo' Mis sy Dolly to try to lib whar she bad been so happy befo de wah, an; now not eben de niggers war lef. So one day she says, Uncle Peter, me an my hus- ban a-goln' to lib in New Yo'k. an we want you to stay hyer an tek care on de plantation.' De nex day dey lef. an' it seemed if de ole place had drawed Its las' breaf-an' gone to sleep, lak putty nlgb all de fambly In de bury In groun' ober on de hillside dar. , ; "Missy Dolly didn't Ub berry long: spec dere war too much noise an' fuss In de city f o her delicate 'station. She had some chlllun. One ob 'em kum down hyer onct, but he war a city pus son an' didn't carry no weapons an didn't look lak de fine gentlemen with long har what used to ride 'bout on dis plantation. Marse Alan PIckerin' mar ried nudder wife an' had mo chlllun, an' when he died dls place got all mixed up In de law. so nobody can't do nothln it all "bout it "My ole 'oman died a yea' ago, an' my cniiiun air all wuken in uaaer ? laces. I keep watch ober de ole home, t'a mighty lonesome sometimes, an' when I caln't stan' it no Jonger I Jes shet my eyes an' see de place swsrmln' with niggers, an' Cunnel Peyton boss In' 'em all, an' Missy Peyton takin' care ob de sick ones, an' de Peyton boys gal- lopln' 'bout on de bosses, an' de Flcker ln boys all try In' which u'd git Missy Dolly. Den I reckon I soon git to heab- en an En' 'em all Car on nudder planta tion Jes' lak dis befo de wah. I feed the narrator liberally and left tim, walking under the great trees which fiung their branches over the r . r 1 :; In a vain f Tort ta protect it f it' 'a rive-' is I j a? ! , - . - , i ' -ii' : THE INFORMER (Original! In one of the South American repub lics, where revolutions are the rule rather than the exception, the presi dent sat behind a mahogany desk. Be fore him stood a man with a hook nose, glittering black eyes and a stooping figure, f "WeH," said the president "tell me about this conspiracy." "First your excellency, I desire to come to some agreement with regard to my own treatment I wish to be surprised with the rest, tried with the rest and executed with the rest. "Executed!" "Yes. I must go through all the forms or they will suspect I have be trayed them." "I understand. Go on." "The plan Is to nsk on interview with you In order to submit certain proposed reforms reforms that are im practicable. From amicable discussion they will come to angry words, and then they will rush upon you and mur der you." The president winced. The plan was not unlike that by which he had re moved his predecessor. "Then?" "Then Jose Burtado will be proclaim ed president." "Burtado? "Yes; Burtado." "And what, are you expecting to re ceive for this revelation?" "I leave that to your excellency." "Very well. I will take care of you." A week later a deputation of citizens waited on the president to propose' cer tain reforms.' Among them was the spy. They were admitted to the pres ence of his excellency, who sat behind the very desk at which he had received the information of the intention of the conspirators. They began in a very respectful tone to urge their plans, and the president quietly showed them why they were impracticable, whereupon they pretended to be unconvinced and clamored for their acceptance. The din growing apace, the president touch ed a bell on his desk, and several doors communicating with the room opened. and In a second it was full of armed men. The . president had not stipulated with the Informer for evidence. Might was right in the republic, and, being himself convinced of tbe guilt of the deputation, he ordered them out to be shot without even a pretense to a trial. But before the execution he directed that the Informer be conducted to his presence. . . . "Your reward,", he said, ''will have to be paid to your heirs. Will you name them?" ;i ''yV-;:,. "But your excellencyrwhy not pay It tome?" , . ''-. "You especially- stipulated 'that you were to be shot with the rest V A "But" paling, "this was to beynerely a pretense." : :-; "Then why did you not say so?" "I supposed your excellency under stood." "Nothing is understood with an In former, a spy. Had I been obliged to grant your terms I doubt If I should have availed myself of your Informa tion." . ' "Have I not" saved you from murder?"- :' "Yes, and for gain. The others acted partly for what they considered the welfare of tbe republic. Come; name tbe person or persons to whom the re ward of your perfidy shall be paid." "I have no heirs. I implore you" "Guard!" called the president and the man was taken away. At sunrise tbe next morning tbe con spirators were led out into the Jail' yard and placed with their backs against a. wall. . They stood ten feet apart, and opposite each .man was a soldier with a rifle. The signals were given to aim and to fire. A report came from every gun. ' Some of tbe conspirators stood as erect as before the, fire; some swayed, but recovered themselves without f allln and one, the spy, fell on his face. He .was car ried away. ; Then the, officer In com mand read a communication from the president, stating that tbey had been punished punished with blank car tridges and ; what tbey had endured without flinching showed them to be brave men. If they would hereafter support tbe republic under bis adminis tration, be would be glad; if not they were welcome to seek homes In other lands. . ". ' " Every one of those who had man fully stood the terrible test gave In hi adherence to the existing government , When the spy recovered from the shock of fright.. he was conducted to the president : . . "There," said the executive, pointing to a bag standing on his desk, "is $10,000 In gold. Since yon bava -not died yon may appropriate it yourself. It Is tbe reward of your treachery. If you are found within the limits' of the republic tomorrow, a ball cartridge will finish your career.". -'. The conspirators knew weir that one ef their number bad given up their plot and rightly Judged that be was the coward of their ring. When, therefore, they saw tbe spy fall after tbe mock execution, they decided that he was the Judas, From the moment they were at liberty they kept a watch on his movements, and when he started to leave the republic one of their number followed him. The next day the chief of the con- j tpiracy called upon the president and posited on his desk a bag of gold. j "We respect yonr excellency," he id, "for keeping faith even with an rr-vr, t"t e'rsce yonr rnngnanlmons t f f i h fi e do cot care to t"" THE MISSING FOWL. . Am Exprlep With Abaeat ladd Eas-IWa Artlat. Wills Invited me to dinner one after noon when I met him in the Strand. I accepted, reminding him that as he was sbBentmlndvd be bad better make a note of the evening. As be had no paper in his ocket he wrote tbe data on his shirt cuff. When the appointed evening arrived I went to his studio. The door was opened by Wills, and I could see that he had forgotten all about tbe appointment "Ah, old fel low," he exclaimed, "do not be too bard on me. The cuff went to the wash, and the date with It But there la a fowl In the pot boiling here," con tinned Mr. Wills. "Just come in and wait a few minutes." I had my misgivings, but walked In side and sat down upon the only chair not crowded with paint brushes and palettes. After waiting for about twenty minutes, feeling deucedly hun gry, I groaned. This had the effect of reminding Wills that I was present ! He exclaimed In a dreamy voice, "The fowl must be boiled by this time," and coming forward he lifted the lid of tbe pot and ieered inside. "It is very odd," ho remarked, "but I cannot see the fowl. Extraordinary! No one has been here, so tbe bird cannot have been stolen." Well, the long and short of it Is that a week or two later I called again at the studio, noticed a peculiar odor and discovered tbe old fowl wrapped up in a piece of brown paper. "Ah!" said Wills, "now I know how it all hap pened. When the fowl was brought In there came a smart visitor Lady G. about sittings for her portrait I must have thrown the fowl behind a canvas and forgotten all about it. But now, old fellow, do shut up!" London Mail. flt T. PARROTT, Ph. G., M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. KINSTON, N, C. Office IIoubh: 0 to 10 n. in. and 8 to 9 p iii Telephone calls: Hoose 24, Office 78. Start the New Year by having your Carts, Flows and Farming Utensils repaired and fixed up for work on the farm. New work done when ordered. BELL'S SHOPS. Two blocks East A. and C. depot. ALL KINDS OF CLOTHES Cleaned, Pressed, Repaired and Dyed. 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