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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24


whereas application hath been made to
this court In writing, by the administrator
of tho estate of Catherine Sullivan.
late of Burlington, in said dis
trict drrrAsed praying for license
the real estate of said deceased, represent
ine to said court. that it would be bone-
fetal to the heirs and all persons interest
ed in tho estate of said deceased to sell
the whole of the real estate of said de-
ceased, and convert the same into money.
And bringing into court the consent aid
appreciation in writing of all the heirs to
said estate residing in this state, ana set
ting forth thu situation OF the real estate.
Nhcreuposl. the said court appointed
and assigned the LIST day of November 1901,
at the Probate Court rooms. IN said dis
trict 10 hear and decide upon said appli-
cation and petition, and ordered public
notice thereof To be given TO all persons
Interested thoreisl, by publishing said or
der together with the time and place Of
hearing, three weeks successfully in tho
BurlinGton Weekly Free Press, a newspa-
per which circuldtes in the ueighborhood
OF those persons Interested in said estate.
all which publications shall be previous
to the day assigned for hearing,
Therefore, you are hereby notified to
appear before said court at the time and
place assigned then and there in said
court 10 make your objections to the
granting of such license, II you see cause.
/ Given under my hand at the Probate
Court rooms. this 18th day OF october,
1901 MARCElLtS \, BINGHAM
l6.w3t, Judge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

At Probate Court holden At Burlnz-
ton, within and for the District o. CHIT
ttnden, on the 18th day OF October l@Ul
al Instrument purportng to be the lasr
Will and testament Of Joseph Finley,
late of HmesGursh, in said district
deceased. wa presented to the court
afor said for probate.
And it is ordered by said court that the
End day of November, 10 i. at the Probate
Court rooms. in said Burlington. be as
signed for proving said Instrument; ard
that notice thereof he given to all per-
sons concerned, by publishing this order
three We" ks successfully in the Burling-
ton Weekly Free Press, a newspaper pub
lished 4 said burlington, previous 10 the
time appointed.
Therefore. YOU are hereby notified TO ap-
pear before said court, at tho time ana
Place aforesaid. and contest the probs to
OF said will II you nave cause.
Given under my hand at Burlington. in
said district. mis- Eth day Of October 1901.
MARCELLI-S \. BINGHAM,
IT, w3t Judge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

CATHERINE SULLINANS ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT. District Of Chit
tenden. IS.
The Honorable the Probate Court for
the District of Chittenden.
To tn, heirs and al persons Interested
in the e~tlt, of Catherine sullivan, late of
Ruriuvtuu, deceased
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
ESTATE OF JOSEPH FINLEY. ttIN IS
LUNCH.
STATE OF VERMONT. District OF Chit.
GREETTNG.

To all persons concerned in the estate u
j. gph Finley, late of lIucshursh, in SAID
t,slr riot deceased.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-28
detectives and Their Mental Diseases-F osburg Case
} 4 STUDY bv an Expert in Detective Psychology.

From that day to this II has never
touched in the city Of his residence the
high watermark which his creative trnaR-
nation gave 1t.
His career ended in one Of the Inevitable
reactions of his mental habits on himself
He constructed theories about the Chief Of
Police and the Police Board, which they
could neither disprove nor evade. and they
forced him out Of office.
Immediately after they had done 80. how
ever. they accepted, from force Of habit.
his theory Of sensational murder case.
which was 30 convincing and dramatic that
II the real murderer had not been acci-
dentally discovered by a newspaper re-
porter. an innocent man would have been
put on trial for his life with nothing but
his stupid declaration OF innocence to show
against work Of creative art.
The case against him. constructed on
what Professor Huxley called the '.Methcd
OF Zadig' was artistic enough to have
hanged half a dozen innocent men. Yet
that this method detects the guilty IL not
to be believed. They almost invariably ex-
pose themselves accidentally" as a result
of their own consciousness Of guilt and
their suspicion Of every one else.
That circumstantial evidence is ever cred
ible IN itself to an extent which justines
giving verdict on It In a capital case NAV
be disputed in the future as 1t has been II,
the past. But when 1t is handled by a de-
tective of real genius for art. who, as 4 re-
suit Of the constant operation Of his ar
tistic faculties. has lost the moral sens Of
responsibility to the characters in his plot
that such circumstantia1 evidence as this IS
liable to break down the best case Of direct
evidence which can be set up to rebut II IL
not only q fact. but the most important
fact in the study Of the mental physiology
illustrated In all such cases.
JAMES MORGAN CONANT.
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/, spectacle. From poetry to storytelling
is a short step and quickly taken.
Another advance comes With the writ
ing of history. General Wallace claims
Ridpath and John Hay as Hoosiers.
with some justice. When the State
shall have produced philosophers-and
that will be some day not far off-"In-
diana will take her place as the
acknowledged Attica of the country"
MIR. Riley supports General Wallace.
Il think, possibly" he says, 1.-The reason
/ 1t has attracted such wide attention, and
expanded in so many directions, is that
1t drew inspiration and received impetus
from having been lampooned and made
fun of by every cultured Tom, Dick
and Harry Of the outside world. 1t is
glorious to be barred, to suffer the whips
and scorn of self-accredited superiors!
1t reused lis. this superciliousness, to
our real worth, and it inspired us to put
forth our best Efforts
And it is possible that Mr.. Riley has
struck at the root Of the matter. Is it
not by the rebuffs and the discourage
ments that true success is snatched from
the world; provided. of course, that the
man has the spirit to learn by his de-
feats and turn them into victory! Every
individual can point to the time of his
greatest disappointment rs the crucible
from which the best metal was drawn.
In applying this rule to a common
wealth, perhaps the real reason Of In
diana'S fame may be found.
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against him was damming. 1t fact. II oio
damn him, and indicated the Police De
partment completely against the attachs
which were being made on it by the news
papers because a robbery OF this kind mao
been reported as occurring on one OF tne
principal streets Of the city. whicn was SUP
posed to have policeman on every blocK.
In the mind of the man Of genius, who
nut together this case Of circAmstantial EVIL
dence. the case made by the Chief OF Police
of Pittsfeld would not have been enough
to hang a dog" With matches. the closed
and fastened screen door and half dozen
things Of the kind, which might be 1ouno
in any one of a hundred houses to start on
he would have constructed. In the Fosburs
case. an array of circumstantial evidence
which Conan Doyle could scarcely have
STRENGTHENED. He would have put together
the case in a few minutes. and whatever
actual facts he needed to make lt-and ne
would have seen them in advance-he would
have looked for and found. No one could
have been more firmly convinced OF the
validity Of his evidence than he himself.
Having once outlined his plot, his silence
would become profound. and every newspa-
per mention OF the case would revert to 1t
as one of the most important part Of the
news. The Chief Of Detectives declines to
be interviewed; 1.-The Chief Of Detectives
declares he cannot divulge the evidence un-
til 1t Is submitted to the Circuit Attorney"
these and the like testimonials to his Sc
crecy were always to be looked for. and
they were never absent
Yet the case. as he had outlined 1t IN the
plot he constructed for himself. invariably
got into the newspapers as soon as he had
worked out all his subclimaxes UP to the
grand climax. He inspired dozen news
papers with his genius: and finally, when
he was ousted to make room for a prosaic
successor. local Journalism became barren.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-28
NO NEED FOR ALARM.

No one in st. Louis believes that the
Worlds Fair will not open its gates May
/, 1903. The injunction suit that has
been brought by two alleged represent
atives Of an unknown Workingmen's
Protective Association will not prevent
the Fair from being held on the west
ern part Of Forest Park and on what
adjoining land may be necessary.
1t is strange that any citizens Of st.
Louis can bring themselves to the point
where the slightest obstacle might be
thrown in the way Of the Fair. The
Fairs promoters are home represents
tives who have put their money into the
enterprise.
1t is difficult to be patient with any
talk Of private corporation" in con.
nection with the Worlds Fair. 1t Is q
public institution. IL the wishes of the
representatives Of the "Workingmen's
Protective Association" were fulfilled
business stasnation might set in, Fair
or no Fair. The claims OF the peti
TONERS in this suit are too silly 70,
serious consideration.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-28
EPOSED Republicans Worried by Continued Talk Feys Resto
- ration to leadership Prospects for Making Eleventh Congress
siona District Democratic Gossip City and State
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
inquiry In the vicinity Of Beaumont and
Chestnut streets. this city. has developed
the fact that Chauncey I. Filley is very
much on earth. and seems to have with
stood the heat and drought quite well.
There has actually been little talk about
the city Republicans placing Mr.. Filley
once more in command of the party, but it
Is not definitely known how far the feeling
extends or II he could be induced to UNDER
take such task as fumigating the party
and getting it out of quarantine in time
Tor the next campaign.
No one understands better than Mr.. FiIey
the Generalization Of the party as result
OF the overthrow of the Ziegenhein ma
chine last spring. Mr.. Filley was consid-
cradle Of factor in bringing about the
disastrous collapse Of Mayor Ziegenhein's
hopes. and. as he expressed 1t himself,
putting the gang on the bum good and
hard" Naturally, this element does not
feel kindly toward him. and would protest
against elevatlng him to command Of the
party. But this element has lost its grip.
and there is a stronger element In favor of
wedding out all Of the Ziegenhein follow
ers from the City Committee. 1t Is this
condition of affairs that gives color to the
stories Of the possibilities of MIR. Filley
again assuming the head Of the PARTY or
ganization in the city.
Charles Kelley. member of the House Of
Delegates. is credited with renewing his
desire for tho Democratic nomination for
Congress in the Eleventh District. He was
q candidate for the same honor during the
last campaign, and had a pretty strong
following.
1t is said by his friends that since then
he has strengthened his fences in several
Of the wards, and as matters now stand
could capture the nomination.
The Democrats confidently expect to carry
this district at the next election. and SO
general is the feeling that they will do
so that it Is deemed likely there will be
several candidates before the convention.
Just now. however, Mr.. Kelley seems to
have the field to himself.
Colonel W. c. Bronaugh of Clinton. has
made several visits to the city recently, and
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
have been greatly attracted by the Fos-
burg case at Pittsfield. Mass. not because it
has seemed to me mysterious or extraor-
dinarily sensational. but because. as have
seen it from the beginning, it has suggested
to me the results of the necessary reaction
of habitual suspicion on the human mind.
Twenty years ago. my business as re-
great American cities. brought me into al
most daily contact with the Chief Of Detec-
tives Of the city-one Of the most astute and
able men have even seen. He had been
a success in his business and the reputa-
ton he had and deserved to have. was great
in his own city. while among police officials
at least it was national. During the two
years that knew and studied him. he was
nearing his climax. when the reaction Of
the qualities which had given him his sue
cess were to bring him his downfall. and
what for the time at least. was his dis
grace with it. l have never known man
naturally more amiable. more affable. more
obliging.
I am convinced. on the evidence, even
now when those who think Of him 1T all
are likely to think only Of his merited dis
charge from his position. that his natural
disposition and the morals incident to 1t,
were not only better than those Of most de-
tectives, but OF most men.
Yet, as it seemed to me. he had uncon-
sciously grown incapable Of recognizing
either the truth or the probability. involved
in any set Of circumstances. He Illustrated
the methods of Conan Doyle's hero before
Conan Doyle had imagined them. and lie
reduced them to their necessary absurdity.
He did not reason from facts. but with
them. He decided the case for himself as
he thought it ought to be, and then mis-
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power and offices. Democrats shouid not
complain / have often noticed that men
who were conspicuous failures in business
could always point out the mistakes OF suc-
cessful business men. 1t is a matter OF Of
AciaI record that the Missouri Republicans
arc miserable failures in managing their
o,yn campaigns so even il they were noe
political enemies it would not be policy to
listen to their advice"
r r. Booth. bookkeeper in State Auditor
Aliens Office, has resigned his position to
accept a clerkship of Importance in tha
Frisco Office at St. Louis. He mas been in
the State Auditors office for more than
twelve years and is credited with being one
of the best posted men on State affairs at
Jefferson City. Prior to accepting the po-
sition which he has resigned. Mr.. Booth
was chief bookkeeper at the Penitentiary
for four years. making in all quite lease
in an official capacity.
jefferson City will miss him. For yeary
he was regarded as one OF the most en-
PERTAINING, as well as efficient men. at ths
State capital. AS a story teller he has
long ranked with al Morrow of the Gov
ernors office.
1t is Mr.. Booths intention to assume fis
new duties about August l.
E. P. Caruthers. editor OF the Dunklin
County Democrat and president of the
State Press Association, stopped over IN st.
Louis on his return from visit to the Pam
American Exposition. He said he was some
what disappointed in the magnitude Of the
exposition. as he had imagined 1t to be
much larger than it is. However. he ex-
pressed qualification over his visit, and
said he had not the most remote doubt that
the st. Louis Worlds Fair would make the
Buffalo exhibition appear like a very small
affair.
II hate to resume writing heavyweight
Democratic editorials with the Thermometer
at anywhere from 10 to no." said Mr.. ca
ruthers. .'but there is no help for 1t. Dunk
lin County Democrats do not want hny
susar-coated Democracy; 1t must come
right off the sriddle, smoking hot. That II
the reason Dunkln rates as one OF the re-
liable heavy Democratic counties Of the
State
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-28
PROFIT AND LOSS.

II the drought drills one needed les
son Into the minds and hearts of the
farmers, it will not have been in vain
II 1t succeeds in teaching the owner Of
every Quarter-section the value of the
'side-products," Missouri will be the
gamer in the end.
And there is good reason to believe
that this will be one of the results Of
the long continued dry weather. Bet
ter than all the elaborate arguments Of
years are the comparative facts that the
drought is bringing forth. The man
with an early berry crop, wheat crop,
an orchard, with q few hives of bees
next clover field. and with a barn yard
full Of chickens on friendly terms with
the pigs and calves is the man who has
every cause to thank his foresighted-
ness for not being in the fix Of his less
provident neighbor.
For the year 1901 will be remembered
| as the year when the ''side-products''
kept many householder from feeling
the effects of one of the seyerest
droughts in the history of the State.
A-aiSl year lu0 value VI Tie eSS6 anu
poultry shipped out of Missouri was
about twelve and half million dollars.
II the lessons Of this year are remem-
bered, the value Of exports from the
chicken industry should be doubled.
This year will also be remembered, in
Missouri and in every Western State, as
the year when the man who diversified
his crops could close the seasons &C.
count to the good. The day has passed
when farmer is accounted the best
because he can raise the best corn In the
county, in spite of the fact that he can
raise nothing else with profit in q good
yea;.
Instead Of one vast field, there should
/ be two or three, each bearing a differ
ent crop and coming to fruition at diff
ferent times. Instead Of herd Of 2.
year-olds, there should be stock ranging
in age from the newborn calf to the
fattened beef. While raising chickens
for table use, there is velvet in rails
ing three times as many more for the
city markets. II this lesson is learned
the drought losses may be turned into
cash,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-28
BUSINESS SENSE.

st. Louis wants no better assurance
that clear water will be ultimately OBJ.
tained than the character Of the by
draulic engineers who have been ap.
pointed by Mayor Wells to thoroughly
investigate the subject. As a prelimt.
nary step toward clarifying the water,
Mayor Wells has shown in their ap-
poi-1tment a deep appreciation Of the
importance attaching to the task SET
before the city.
1T was my endeavor," Mayor Wells
is quoted as saying, ito engage three
expert hydraulic engineers of certain
reputation, extensive experience and
known capacity; men unprecedented, im-
partial, not affiliated with any project
and not committed to any plan or
theory" In his appointment of Messrs.
Allen Hazen of New York City. George
Y. Wismer of Detroit and Benezette
Williams of Chicago, the Mayor be-
lieves that he has found the requisites
named
AS the Mayor further points out. the
expenditure Of $4,000 is a mere baga-
eS1ie " tue uudl CoSI VI lLStIllluS IL
proper filtration plant. That sum will
do nothing more than get exhaustive in
vestigation and valued expert opinion
on the best method Of filtration for local
conditions. 1t is problem whose solu-
ton calls for experience and knowledge
Of the highest order
St Louis must make no mistake in its
filtration plant. Too many other cities
have thrown away millions on blunder-
ing plans evolved by careless or selfish
men at the head Of affairs. Mayor Wells
has shown a business sagacity in in
surfing that nothing Of that sort shall
befau st. Louis. He has exercised the
broadest business judgment in the pre-
liminary work. st. Louis asks no more.
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! mind began to work with lightning-like
rapidity to fit the facts into 1t. If they
would not fit, he left them unconsldereo.
He had lost his sense Of veracity and mad
acquired. in Its stead sense Oh al.. ne
selected or rejected to make complete ana
dramatic whole. Just as novelists do III
working out their climaxes.
I was struck by the same symptoms III
the handling Of the circumstantial evidence
In the Foshurg case. A still more marked
symptom in his case. paralelled in this, was
his chronic lack Of ability to believe any
thing that was told him. He did not say
In his haste that all men are liars. and ne
did not appear to have working theory OF
how far truth is possible for human nature.
Seemingly without being conscious OF 1t, ne
had 'lost faith in everything. He cohi"
rot believe. because he had got out OF the
habit Of it.
f5e called me in one afternoon and showed
me q statement taken down IN wfiuhe
from the oral account given by young
man we'll known in the sociey Of the city
Of how he had been assaulted by masked
burglars and robbed Of a sealskin sacque
and A number OF diamond ornaments he had
intended to present to young lady u
| whom he expected shortly to be married.
The young man in question. bore when ne
made the report what to most people wou'o
have been convincing evidence that he had
| been very roughly treated; but this remark
able detective argued with the evidence II
not from It, that the young man had prom
| ised his betrothed these presents. had iron,
| some cause. found himself unable to meet
| the obligation. and hence. had inflicted the
marks OF an encounter on himself TO ac-
count for his failure to carry out MS proHl-
| ise. :.
! when his past life was examined-as 1t
| was by EXPERTS, who left no suspicious cir
cumstance unnoticed-the array OF evidence
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-28
A TEMPERANCE LESSON.

Better than all the impersonal argu-
ments Of temperance advocates Il the
fact that self-preservation during the
hot weather demands curtailment Of the
use Of intoxicants. Scores Of interviews
have been printed in The Republic con-
corning the best way to pass through
the hot SPELL In every instance the
physician advises abstinence.
City Hospital physicians have assert
ed that 50 per cent Of the patients treat
ed there for sunstroke are users Of in
toxicants in one form or another. While
the greatest danger Is to those who
have drunk to excess, the man or wom-
an who attempts to find relief by drink
ing wine, whisky or beer, even in mod
crate quantities. has placed his system
In first-class shape for a subsequent
visit to the insulation ward.
To those accustomed to beer, q cool
glass Of the beverage affords temporary
relief and nothing more. II exhila-ates
the blood to an action that is nothing
less than unhealthy when the sun is
towering around the 100 mark. 1t is q
shock to the system. Moral considera.
lions aside, the physical harm Of in.
toxicants should act as an efectual
deterrent.
There are plenty Of substitutes. the
best Of which is water. Ice-cold water
used in quantities is almost as harmful
as beverages with an alcoholic basis
For men who are exercising, lemonade
is found to stimulate thirst. Cool watel
mot cold-with little cat meal soaked
10 it has stood the test on all occasions
1t may not taste as pleasant as some Of
the more popular drinks, but it at least
has the basis Of common sense which
should govern every hygienic considera
: ton in the summertime.