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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

lien. who was not relative, but who
was the friend and companion Of Mr..
Lorillard for several years just proceed
Ing his demise.
To his widow Mr.. Lorillard be-
Queathed an annuity Of $4,000. To two
grandsons he left $4,000. The bal
ance Of the estate, excepting the ID
nous RancOcas stock farm In New Jer.
sey. 10 left in trust to his three children,
they to have the income: the estate to
60 to his grandchildren on the death Of
their parents. The stock farm, valued
at 100000. 10 bequeathed to Mrs. Al.
Hen.
It 10 not the mere matter Of money
which inclines the LoTillard heirs to
contest the will. Mrs. Lorillard's son
and daughters are determined that
what they consider her rights shall be
upheld. They object to any recognition
Of the other woman.
Mrs. ALLEN, Mr.. Lorillard's friend
ship for whom IL declared to have been
. scandal at Newport by his daughters
husband, II 4 beautiful woman. tall,
witha charming figure and great brown
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22
"THE OTHER WOMAN"
To Her Pierre Lorillard Left Hand.
some share Of His kstate.

To Her Pierre Lorillard Left 4 Hand.
some share Of His kstate.
1t has become the rule rather than
the exception that the Wills OF men Of
great wealth are contested by the nat
ural heirs, who are disappointed with
the shares bequeathed them or indig-
nant at the provision made for some
person or persons whom they consider
az having no moral or equitable right
to share In the estate. Unfortunately
in many instances these contests are
accompanied by revelations Of discred-
table chapters In the lives Of the TESLA
tors, which during their lives have been
sealed books to the general public.
The will Of the late Pierre Lorillard,
who died recently leaving an estate Of
$4,O00.O COO, 10 to be contested because Of
q handsome beQuest to Mrs. Lille Al
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22
Insect Pests.

| Few countries have suffered more
the Introduction Of insect pests than
the Hawaiian Islands. The two chief
products Of these islands are sugar and
coffee. while a considerable amount of
fruit Is also grown. Along with the
imported trees came their insect enc
mics. notably the scale insect and the
aphis. In the course Of time these
increased SO prodigiously that they
threatened to destroy the industries OF
the country. Man Is doomed to a con.
slant struggle against nature, and he
10 often compelled, SO to speak, to fight
her with her own weapons. So It was
In this case. The trees were being de-
stroyed by insects; remedy: import
more insects. So In 1880 q certain
ladybird (Vedalla cardinalis) was sent
over from Australia. It became com.
pletely naturalized, and Increased pro-
digiously. feeding on the scale insects.
which 1t soon reduced In numbers. nm.
til they became comparatively scarce.
But there were other insect plaques
aphides and others Of different orders.
The government therefore employed a
naturalist to import more insects.
These were brought from Australia.
and many Of them have established
themselves and done good service. One
OF the most useful is q ladybird which
feeds on the aphides. which had seri.
ousiy attacked the sugar canes. It has
done such good work that there 10
every prospect Of the canes being
speedily cured. Chamber Journal.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

eyes. She 10 about 80 years Of age. Ia
1891, when she was Lillian Barnes, she
met Mr.. Lorillard and he was capt..
waited by her beauty. Soon afterwards
she went on long cruise with him, and
from that time forward they were rare.
" separated. She was the ruler Of his
yacht and presided at his table when he
entertained. Protests from his family
were Of no avail.
Four or i've years ago Lillian con-
WINGED Mr.. L0rillard that she should
wed. An Englishman, Lewis ALLEN, lit
tie known In New York, became her
husband. The ceremony that gave
Lillian Barnes the name Of Allen was
performed In a New York church.
Pierre Lorillard was present and it 10
said gave the bride to the husband.
Some servants acted as audience and
witnesses.
When the ceremony ended the bride
coolly nodded adieu to her husband at
the church door. She spoke to him az
one who addresses an ordinary ac-
Quaintance. In truth she did not know
him very well. Mrs. ALLEN entered Mr..
Lorillard's carriage and was driven
away. Allen caught train for the
West and, 1t 10 reported. he has oblig-
ingly died.
Mrs. ALLEN lives at No. IL West 31st
street. the home which Lorillard gave
her years ago. Her father lives with
her. Here Mr.. Iorillard, being es.
tranged from his wife, lodged when
ever he was In the metropolis.
Mrs. Allen was abroad eight months
with Lorillard when his health was
failing, and she accompanied him when
he came home to die. She was with him
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel when he
died. Mrs. Lorillard was notified that
her husband was dying and wanted to
see her. The family are divided in
their statement as to whether Mrs. Lor.
lizard went to the hotel. 1t is generally
believed she answered her dying hus.
bands summons. that she met Mrs.
ALLEN and that a painful scene ensued.
While the stock farm 10 all that Mr..
ALLEN receives by her admirers will. II
10 claimed that he had provided for her
very literally during the years they
were together, presenting her with
whole blocks Of stocks and bonds. Her
jewels are among the finest in New
York.
Mrs. ALLEN feels no doubt that the
courts Will uphold her rights in the will.
She has stated that she and Mr.. Lori.
lard were merely good friends and COM
panions. and that they never met until
after Lorillard and his wife were es.
tranged.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

Earthquake shocks with their of+or
fatal consequences are very convincino
proofs Of the vibration Of the land snr,
face Of the globe. There are, however,
oscillations OF this surface more con-
slant and historically more importan,
which take place 20 gradually and
quietly that they never appeal to the
senses Of persons In the ordinary walks
Of life.
In lecture before the University Of
Aberdeen. DR.. A. Keith expressed tho
opinion that both the gorilla and the
chimpanxee are codescendants of an
anthropoid animal which lived in tho
early MiOcene time, and he suggested
for this creature the name Of protrop.
lodytes. He estimated that more than
6,OOO,OOO years have elapsed since the
separation of the human stock as a dis.
tinct animal form.
The feasibility Of stocking the citv
parks with butterflies Is under official
consideration in London. The object is
to furnish an additional element Of
beauty to the outdoor life of the me-.
tropolis. The introduction of tropical
and other foreign species Of butterflies
into the great conservatories of Kew ia
advocated on the ground Of their beau
ty and attractiveness. 1t is said that
less than half dozen species of butter.
flies can be regarded as strictly inhabit.
ing London, although representatives Of
about forty species have been seen
within a ten-mile limit.
Gilbert White. the author of the "a.
nous and delightful Natural History
OF Selborne," measured the girth of
remarkable yew tree growing in thu
churchyard at Selborne, and found
that the trunk was twenty-three feet
in circumference. He estimated the
age Of the tree at several centuries.
That was 100 years ago. Last March
q new measurement of the tree wac
made, and It's circumference was found
to have increased to Is feet and s
inches, growth Of two and half feet
since Gilbert Whites time. This cor.
responds to an increase of nearly nine
and half inches in the diameter Of the
tree.
A faint star in the Great Bear. known
az 1880 Groombridge," Is famous
among astronomers on account of it's
rapid motion. Recently a new compu.
tation of its velocity has been made by
Prof. Campbell Of the Lick Observa-
line Of sight from the earth at $50
miles per second. At the same time it
is drawing nearer the earth at the rate
Of fifty-eight or sixty miles per second.
But its distance IL so great that light,
moving 10000 miles per second, re-
quires more than twenty-three years to
pass from the star to the earth. The
spectrum of 1880 Groombridge" bears
much resemblance to that of the sun.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

It II some consolation to us poor
@commoners'' Of America to know that
~ don't haveto do some things which
the titled aristocracy have to submit
q. When Darl Russell appeared at the
bar Of the House Of Lords to answer to
> charge Of bigamy he made many
obeisances" and upon reaching the bar
s'sank to his knees and remained there
until the Lord High Chancellor told him
70 rise" Imagine an American citizen,
no matter what his ONCE. humiliating
himself In that manner!
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

The pranks Of the lightning have al
ways COMPOUNDED science with inexplic-
able mystery ever since Noah watched
the gathering fury Of the elements
from the deck Of the ark. Franklin
with his kite merely demonstrated the
possibility Of drawing electricity from
the atmosphere by means Of conduct
orr. But the discovery Of Franklin, val
liable and brilliant as 1t was, did not
solve the mystery Of the lightning. We
know q great deal about static and
dynamic electricity. But the bolt that
dashes from cloud to earth during q
thunderstorm is az terrifying and mys-
teriOus az ever. 1t mocka at the puny
efforts Of science. We know in a gen.
eral way that lightning Is the discharge
Of electricity between two electrified
regions. from cloud to cloud or from
cloud to earth. We also know that
it 10 charged with tremendous voltage.
or energy, and that when it IL dis
charged from q cloud to earth It will
destroy any poor conductor" that 1t
may encounter. The lightning rod rep
resents the feeble effort Of man to solve
the mystery Of lightning and to protect
life and property from its death-dealing
bolts. 1t was built on the theory that
1t would conduct the electricity from
the atmosphere safely into the earth
and that the electric current, finding a
better conductor than the house, would
follow it and leave the house un-
harmed. That human foresight does
not know where lightning will strike
next" was demonstrated by the re-
markable and appalling destruction Of
life In a recent thunderstorm at Chi.
cago, in which eleven persons met In
slant death by one holt of lightning
while huddled together In a xinc-lined
shanty under pier. Such an instance
Of wholesale electrOcution by a single
holt Of lightning is probably not on rec
ord. II those who sought shelter under
the uncovered shed had not been
crowded closely together, thereby es-
tablishing perfect contact one with the
other, there might have been fewer
fatalities. Az 1t was they were electro
cuted as one person. In seeking shelter
from storm beware of metal-covered
sheds or anything else in which metal
predominates.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

When Mr.. Arthur was President he
once said to John NJ. Wilson. then q
major in the regular army: presidents
may come and Presidents may 60. but
The army runs on forever" A few
weeks ago Wilson, as brigadier gen.
eral. retired from service as the head
Of the engineer corps Of the army. He
had entered West Point as a cadet ff-
teen years before Mr.. Arthur had been
heard Of outside the politics Of New
York, and his active work ends fifteen
years after that Presidents death. The
fact illustrates the truth of President
Arthur's playful paraphrase, which
might have been applied to other
branches Of the government. The off,
eial Life Of the head Of an executive de-
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

The announcement Of King Edwards
eogonati0n, to occur next June, was
made with Al Of the ceremony Of the
middle ages. It would have been much
NEARER In keeping with the spirit Of the
times Il the announcement had been
made In the special notice" columns
q the daily newspaper. Heralds and
pursuivants and kings ut arms are lot
oe rubbish belonging to an era that be-
came ancient and obsolete when daily
newspapeFs and telesraphs came into
existence.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

Western apples sent to the New York
market last season afford new proof of
TIE importance Of packing goods In the
best way. In the ordinary New York
nat there II seldom room for barrel
oe apples. nor would fruit bought In
such quantity keep until used. On the
other hand. apples purchased by the
dozen or the peck are expensive. West
ern growers who acted upon this
knowledge were well paid. Last year
they shipped their apples to New York
In boxes. They were sold at barrel
rates, and the boxes were conveniently
kept on the nre-escapes until freezing
weather. Two hundred and fifty thou
eand boxes were sold last winter, and
this year the number will be suu
larger.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22
Large Antlers.

The biggest pair Of elk antlers In thu
world is said to be that which hang
In Head Keeper Manley's ONCE in the
lion house at the Philadelphia zoo. In
height the antlers are above ave feet.
and the distance between the main
horns at the widest part OF the loon II
four feet six inches. At their base the
antlers are fourteen inches In diameter.
Undoubtedly" naturalists say, ..these
are a. big and heavy and perfect 4 pair
OF horns AZ ever grew" The elk that
carried the huge antlers was sent from
the West to the Academy Of Natural
Sciences. The skeleton excelled In
weight and size any that had ever been
seen there.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

Mechanical ingenuity has done won
ders for the farmer In the last half-cen-
fury, but 1t has not yet reached point
where it will enable him to farm by
telephone. Farming Is not a matter Of
talk, anyway. The cracker box at the
corner grocery has been the forum for
the discussion and settlement Of great
problems Of government, but 1t never
increased the productiveness Of the
soil. 1t IL, therefore, hardly possible
to increase crops by increasing the
farmers facilities for conversation.
And yet recent experiments In various
parts Of the country tend to confirm the
belief that the telephone is to become
one Of the most valuable contributions
to rural life and a great aid to the
farmer, especially the one who follows
the business OF agriculture on large
scale. In farm where portions Of it
are let out to tenants it's value as an
economizer Of time through telephone
connection between the houses Of the
tenants and the residence Of the own
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various buildings, Is readily apparent.
But the telephone has larger use for
the farmer than establishing means
Of communication between his build
ings. The establishment Of farmers'
cooperative exchanges In various parts
Of the country furnishes hint Of the
extent TO which the telephone IL to be
utilized to promote the interests of hus-
bandry. In Montgomery County, Indi-
ana, forty townships are connected
and over six thousand telephones are
In use. The ultimate effect Of the e.
adjustment Of these exchanges in
farming communities IL to put the rural
family In contact with the city and the
world at large, and thus enlarge its in
dustrial and social horizon, including
greater contentment with farm life.
The ability to ''ring up" the city may
be the solution Of the problem Of how
to keep boys on the farm.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22


He Joined the volunteer army and
crossed the Pacific to fight the Tagalos
In the Philippines. While in the SER
vice there he was stricken with what
has been called war fever" a malig
nant disease which leaves slowly heal
Ing sores on the limbs. The young SOL
der was very nearly finished by this
fever. and the surgeons attributed bis
recovery to his excellent constitution
and the fact that he has been always .
total abstainer from liquor and to-
bacco. On his return to his home in
Chicago Congressman Boutell interest
ed himself In the case of the young
hero and was instrumental In securing
for him q pension.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

Justice Harlan 10 quoted 40 saying
that there 10 m unwritten law forbid
ding member Of the Supreme Court
~ the United States to be candidate
for President. The law should be Of
broader application. To hold any judi
cal position should be deemed 30 great
IN honor that its wearer should not
aeek any other ONCE from the people.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

We are told there are plenty Of good
looking and wealthy women in Hawaii
anxious to marry white men. No doubt
q It; but the beauty feature must re-
main largely 4 question Of point Of
view.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22
STRANGE TREES TO LOOK At.
Bent Into Fantastic shapes b. the
:, Prauka Of the Nind.

& \ l.
Bent Into Fantastic Shapes b. the
Pranks Of she Ntnd.
wildwood. the resort on the Jersey
coast where the ceremony Of casting
flowers upon the sea on Memorial day.
Ia memory Of naval heroes. was inaug-
urated, has a good reason for its name.
IL is located upon an island, which is
separated from the mainland by Grassy
Sound. For about two miles grove OF
trees, perhaps the most remarkable IN
the world, fringes the sound. The place
takes its name from the trees, which
have been shriveled and distorted into
all kinds Of fantastic shapes by the
gales which swept over 1t from the At
lantic for centuries. The coast IL COM
petely exposed to the full sweep Of the
southeast and northeast storms. which
in the winter rage Tor several days at .
tine.
Some of the trunks Of the trees have
twisted into numerals, letters OF the al
pnabet and weird forms, which give
the grove the reputation Of being haunt
ell among some of the negro servants
and ignorant white people who live In
the locality.
One Lee which must be fully 80 years
old, has 0een bent over until it forms
the figure 2, looking at 1t from one side,
while FROM another point of view 1t n
a perfect OVAL from the lower left
hand corner projects branch which
startlingly resembles q snakes head
with the tongue sticking out
Two Of the largest trees started TO
grow up from the ground. then changed
their minds and bent downward, shap-
ing their trunks into the form Of the
letter w. Still another tree has grown
In the form Of the letter N. two trunks
starting from the same root below
ground and third growing from one
to the other in a diagonal direction.
Another consists of two trunks running
straight up and parallel to each other.
At no less than five different points
branches or stubs have grown from
one trunk into the other. forming sort
Of natural ladder, for distance Of 80
feet from the ground.
The warm sOutheasters have brought
nourishment to Wildwood, and vines
and plants grow luxuriantly. Some of
the grapevines are OF mammoth size
and. trailing along the ground, have
run up into trees and expanded until
they seem like immense boa construct
ors. Even the upper branches Of the
trees have been twisted into curious
shapes. and a number have been cut
out In the form of different articles.
Three of them are almost exactly the
shape Of a triangle. harp and pitcher.
In walking through the grove one can
scarcely find a tree which has not some
odd form about 1t. A large holly can
be seen which really consists Of two
trunks twisted about each other. Each
trunk Is fully foot in thickness, and
It is supposed that when young two
slips were blown around in this way
and have gradually grown together.
The spiral separation can be traced
from the roots fully forty feet from
the ground.-Philadelphia Record.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

In New York a man shot his wife r !
cause dinner was late. The authorities
will see that he gets his meals prompt.
~ hereafter.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22
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W. K. Vanderbilt has German built
automobile, while those made in Amer
lea are good enough for King Edward.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

There are forty counties in Texas in
(which there are no lawyers. Probably
Uou can guess why there are none
there.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

It 10 said that Spain viii contract for
eight new cruisers in England, France
or Italy. The Spanish know where the
best warships are built, but have a
delicacy about acting on their informa-
ton.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22
Canal Tnlla

The toll on an ordinary ship passing
through the Suez Canal averages about
1900. The distance is ninety-two
miles.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

Kaiser Wilhelm says the sword IL the
noblest weapon a man can handle, but
he would rather have one of his hired
men handle it when there is fighting to
be done.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

There IL . barber-shop in Texas
which ID opened each day with prayer,
probably for the purpose Of giving It's
patients strength to endure the tonso-
rial operations.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22
GEORGE COLEMAN.

Youngest Soldier ON the Pension Roll
Of Uuited States.
George Coleman, probably the young
est man on the pension rolls Of the
United States, is q veteran of the Phil
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

When girl goes to stay an night
with another girl, It 10 . great pleasure
to have love AFFAIR to tell about
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

ippines and a Chica.
go 10Y, born and
bred. He is the son
Of Policeman John
Coleman, W b o for
the last ten years
has stood guard at
the Illinois Central
depot. Young Cole
man is only 10. but
stands more than six
feet In HIS afOckinpS
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

II there 10 a drunkard In a brass
band. 1t 10 nearly always the bass
player.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22
a shrsvvd Fellov

a 0hr0W0 Fellow.
Swiggers-That man Killtime 10 ,
shrewd fellow.
Swaggefs-Why3
sw1ggers-He gave lawn-mowing
party yesterday and had the guests cut
the grasa."-Ohio STATE Journal
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

Austria Has No Colonies.
Austria is the only empire In the
world which has never had colonies, or
even tansmarine possessions
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-21
PRICE ONE GENT
WEBSTERVILLE.

Forsythe & Ingram ecei we'd a car.
load Of blasting powder. 1t has been
set off on the Capital quarry side
track and Dave Watson is employed
unlosding the powder and hauling it
to the magazine.
IA. Cummings received large
consignment of dry goods and grocer.
les Wednesday. !, -s,r--,, 4
Pat Crowley was in Barre Monday
evening.
James Geak has received part of the
lumber to be used in building bis
residence and barber shop.
John Genaro was in East Barre
Wednesday night attending the meet.
ing Of Court Phil Sheridan, F. Of A.:
Mcdonald & Cutler have the foun.
dation for their new boiler and engine
completed and s.are expecting them to
arrive in few days.
A. Mann & Son have pot their der.
rick set up and will in a few days be
ready for business. The work of set.
ting up the derrick was done under
the supervision Of Glenn Coffin.
There arrived at the quarry of Ell.
Smith & Co., two large .25C horse.
power boilers and Il hosting engine.
Henry Canning OF Montpelier is set.
ting them up.