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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-10
SOUTH CAROLlNA'S GUN.


sTwenty Inch Tillman" Compiler
With Requirement of Law.
The twenty inch Tillman has made
its appearance in South Carolina to
meet the conditions of the new pistol
law of that state, says a Charleston
Is. c. dispatch to the st. Louis Post
Dispatch. 1t is the invention Of a
Charleston gunsmith. In this instance
the inventor valves the honor of hav-
ing the new arm bear his name and Is
willing that it shall go to the senior
senator of the state, who has made a
reputation as a fighting man and the
originator and defender of freak laws.
The twenty inch Tillman, as Its name
implies, is twenty inches in length and
weighs three pounds. 1t has rified
barrel and can be set with hair trig-
ger, though at present the regulation
double action trigger is used. The cal
iber is "A. The model weapon Is
something of an impromptu affair, If
the term may be used, but II the de-
mand should warrant the regular man.
ufacture of the piece may be taken up
The model indeed was made by saving
off a rifle of "A caliber and fitting II
with pistol grip and lock. 1t must
not be inferred, however, that the first
twenty inch Tillman is a rough carica.
ture. Far from 1t. 1t is a neatly fin
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-10
A WONDERFUL JEWEL.
Extraordinary Topaz Which Is to Bs
Given to the Pope.

Extraordinary Topaz Which Is to be
Given to the Pope.
Pope Leo XIII. will on the approach
Ing celebration of his papal jubilee re-
ceive present which so far has never
been surpassed, says the New York
Times. 1t is topaz found in the mines
of Minas- Geraes, in Brazil. This stone
weighs no less than 1854 grams, but
what doubles its value is the work
which has been expended on 1t.
One of the most skillful lapidaries In
the world, the celebrated Neapolitan
Professor Andrea Cartello, formerly
director of the Naples museum, has en-
graved in relief on this incompatible
gem figure Of Christ in the act Of
breaking bread at the last supper. 1t
has taken Cartello ten years Of unin-
terrupted labor to complete this chef
d'9uvre destined for the head Of the
Vatican, and he has spent no less than
$4,000 in diamond dust to accomplish
the work.
The topaz at one time belonged to the
house Of Bourbon. 1t passed to NJ. Nj
colas Cartello and Nine. Ermengarde
de Cintiis Castro, who offered it to the
Count de Caserta. The latter, in let
ter to the Due della Tore, said that the
work Of the engraving so much sur
passed the value Of the topaz that he
left the artists family full liberty to
dispose Of it, but he should be happy If
the wonderful jewel could be offered
by the faithful to the holy father.
The director of the National museum
at Naples, NJ. de Petra, expresses his
opinion as follows: This topaz Is the
most exquisite example Of modern
times of engraving on hard stone" I'm
der the Archbishop Guistrio Adami and
the Marquis de Salice Mario Toma'
celli committee has been formed to
offer to Leo XIII. on his papal jubilee
this jewel, worthy Of any sovereign
The committee Is DESTROYS of receiving
contributions from Catholics In all
parts of the world to enable them tc
purchase 1t.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-10
Youtsle the AFFAIR ssyiy." observed

uYou take the AFFAIR gsyiy, observed
the reporter.
"why. II had tried to rectify things.
all nv aIds-de-camp would not have
sufficed for the task. Look at this!
The grand duke held out an inustrat-
ed paper. In which he was represented
with a crown on his head drinking
champagne out Of little boot
sThat's how Il was. A number OF
iournals declared that In Chicago l
only drank champagne out Of the shoes
OF soubrettes II is funny. is II notf l
do not get annoyed about II. since that
amuses them.
"But now that l am in France. where
the press Is serious. l take the oppor-
tunity OF declaring that all that the
American papers said about me Is pure
invention, a fake OF the most extraor-
binary kind"
The grand duke was silent an In
slant and then he resumed: Il nave
not the same opinion in regard to the
American people. The progress they
make is terrifying. IL is all activity
fever OF work and uninterrupted pro-
duction. There are no useless people
over there. Everybody works, every
body is occupied, millionaires and sons
Of millionaires like the rest They
have their bureaus, their workshops
and their factories, where one finds
them from morning to evening.
"For instance. Mr.. Vanderbilt-Cor-
nelius Vanderbilt, son of the Richis-
sine American-is an engineer. He Is
we'll known as an inventor. and his in
ventions are In use in many places |
could cite you hundred other names.
Ibid you meet Mr.. Roosevelt, mon
signeurY asked the reporter.
Yes; the day after his accident Our
Interview was most cordial. He is a
man Of great energy.
81 passed six weeks In America.
visited San Francisco, Chicago, the
falls OF Niagara and New York, and
took up my residence at Newport. II
Is an extraordinary place. One walks
ON gold. There Is nothing but sumptu'
Gus palaces. displaying the fabulous
wealth Of a collection Of millionaires. y
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-10
CHICAGO'S GHOST CASTLE.
why House where Murderer Holmes
Lived Is Being Remodeled.


Holmes Castle, where In 1895 so
many OF the victims Of the arch muir
derer IL. III. Holmes met their CHASTITY
doom, Is to be remOdCled and turned
into hotel says Il Chicago correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Enquirer. The
history of Holmes Castle since its orig
inator was hanged at Moyamensing
prison, In Pennsylvania, reads like a
work of fiction. Tenants have been Sc
cured for the gloomy building, but
their stay was invariably short, and
grewsome stories have been told of I'M
earthly noises and appartions.
Mrs. Charles Hines is the latest vic
tim of the Influence" which Is said to
pervade the building.
Opening off from Mrs. Hines room is
a shaft or shoot descending to the sub
terranean passages wherein Holmes
prowled in the days of his dark career.
1t Is known that down this shaft he
lowered the bodies of those whom he
slew I'm the castle" to incinerate their
flesh and prepare their bones for artic-
ulation, as was his custom. Since Mrs.
Hines, who recently moved into the
fiat, has slept In this bedroom she has
been disturbed constantly by one hor-
rifying dream, dream which, with
unimportant variations, still takes one
fearful form Of plunging down the
shaft. Strange to say, the dreaded In
fluence does not pass with the night,
During the day, though she feels Who'll
ly at ease In her living rooms, whenev-
er she enters the bedroom. she says,
she Is impelled by some Irresistible fas
cination to approach the window open
ing upon the shoot. At the same time a
sense of terror creeps over her. fear
that she Is about to fall headlong down
that via dolorosa which in the past
probably engulfed the forms of Minnie
and Annie Williams. Mrs. Julia l.. Con
nor and her daughter Pearl, Miss Eme
line Sigrand and perhaps others OF
whom no record remains.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-10

ished weapon and guaranteed to do Its
work well. IL is a credit 10 both the
inventor aud the honorable gentleman
upon whose name 1t seems destined 10
shed luster. The pattern should be
come the favorite duellng piece among
those South Carolina candidates who
thirst for each others gore.
The twenty inch Tillman Is TO he
worn in a leather belt outside the coat.
or il may be carried ON the shoulder or
across the arm. In action il should be
laid across the left arm, while the trig-
ger is manipulated with the right fore
arm. Naturally there is a good deal
of "kick" about the piece, since II
carries a slug designed for an eight
pound gun, but that is one Of the chief
Tillmanesque features OF the piece. IL
Is likely 10 hurt the man behind II as
well as the man In front. However,
by deft manipulation the marksman
NAV be able TO save himself from
much of the recoil. Meanwhile II the
shot has been well put the man in
front is disposed of with neatness and
dispatch. No lingering Illness follows
wound made by the twenty inch
Tillman. II is built for business.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-10
MISSION OF "SOClAL AGENT"
Young Woman Employed In Solving
Labor and Capital Problem.

Young Woman Employed In Solving
Labor and Capital Problem.
With view Of solving the serious
problem Of the relations Of capital and
labor, says the Chicago Tribune, the
Mccormick Harvesting Machine COM
pany is experimenting with what Is
known rs social agent"
Miss Gertrude Beeks, young wo-
man Of extended experience in socio-
logical work, has been employed solely
to look after the welfare of the army
of employees in the harvester works.
Their comfort during working hours,
their care in sickness and their pleas
ures all come under her attention.
Suggestions which she makes to the
officials of the company are taken up
for consideration and in large num-
Der of cases adopted.
The success of Miss Beeks' work is
said to be shown best by the freedom
from labor disturbances which the big
harvester plant has enjoyed since she
entered on her novel duties. The Nc
Cormick shops are not what is known
as union Shops" although union men
are employed without discrimination.
Long and bitter strikes have taken
place there in the past, but at present,
1t is said, the company is more popular
with its employees than ever before.
Miss Beeks went into her work
equipped with the experience of a
number Of years spent in sociological
work, having been connected with the
Civic federation for ten years. Her
first efforts were among the 400 girls
employed in the binding Irvine depart
ment. She inspected the mill during
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-10
LOFTY MOUNT TACOMA.
How Earthquakes Have Changed the
Great Volcanic Peak.

How Earthquakes Have Changed the
Great Volcanic Peak.
As result OF earthquake shocks dur
ing the past summer Mount Rainier. or
Mount Tacoma, the greatest glacial
and volcanic peak In the United States.
has undergone considerable change.
The great mountain has long been n
source of interest to tourists and scien-
lists, and many parties have assembled
the pile which rises to a height OF H.
525 feet above the level of the sea. 1t
is about seventy miles southeast of the
city of Tacoma. ON Puget sound, Wash
ington. So clearly can II be seen from
that beautiful city that the snow
capped dome seems to rise right out of
Its suburbs. The mountain, which is
visible for every foot of Its height, can
be seen for hundreds of miles in every
direction and is majestic spectacle.
A party from Tacoma which recently
visited the mountain were convinced
that 1t had received great shaking
up.
The whole mountain top shows evi
dence of recent unusual disturbances.
The lower portions of the glaciers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-10
KNEW ABE, THE HuMoRlST
hut Failed TO Recognize "the hea'
Thing" In Man Next 60 Him.

Thing In Man Next 10 Him.
4. G. Payne, one OF the intimate
friends of George AIDE. the humorist'
arrived at the Coates House in Kansas
City the other morning. Mr.. Payne Is
the advance man" for George AIDES
comic opera, The Sultan OF Sulu,
which will soon be at the Willis Wood
theater.
George AIDE was In st. Louis the
other night for the first performance OF
the Sultan OF Sulu.'" said Mr.. Payne
to a reporter of the Kansas City star
"IIe refused to enter box and sat In
one of the orchestra chairs. Beside
him were two laxative St Louis men.
Neither knew Mr. AIDE. Before the first
act was over one OF the laxative neigh
bors said:
"I know George AIDE very well.
knew him IN Chicago years ago. DO
you see that old fellow sitting alone In
that boxi Well, that's my old friend
AIDE
THE real AIDE looked toward the box
and saw an old man with long side
whiskers-'Depews,' as Ade calls them.
Now, AIDE has clean shaved face and
looks young. The talkatIve neighbor
ratified on until the play was ended.
'Goodby,' he said to his friend. must
90 over to that box and shake hands
with my friend, George AIDE"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-10
WHO OWNS PATOSi
The Latest Controversy of Great
britain and Venezuela.

Britain and Venezuela.
The present British-NeneEuelan crf-
sis recalls the one in 1896. when In a
dispute over contested territory Presi-
d mt Cleveland espoused the cause OF
Venezuela 20 the extent OF declaring
I'm message 10 congress In December
of that year that the United States
would resist any attempt by Great
Britain TO enforce its claims, says the
Baltimore sun.
Mr.. Cleveland proposed an American
commission to define the boundary,
and congress passed bill appropriate
ing 100000 TO pay the expenses.
The completion OF this commissions
work was made unnecessary by the
British consenting to joint arbitration.
In the treaty OF Washington, signed
Feb. .. 1897. 1t was provided that a
tribunal. consisting of five members,
should be chosen to act as final
board of arbitration between Great
Britain and Venezuela. Baron Her
| schel and Richard ii. Collins, a justice
OF the British supreme court of judi
cature, represented Great Britain,
while Venezuela chose as her cham
pions Chief Justice Fuller and Justice
| David J. Brewer, both of the United
| States supreme court. The fifth mem
Der of the board, NJ. de Mertens, chief
counselor of the Russian foreign office,
was chosen by the other four, accord
ing to the provisions of the Washing
ton treaty.
This tribunal sat at The Hague and
gave a decision partly favorable to the
contentious of both nations.
The dispute about Patos, which has
accentuated the present controversy,
| became acute but recently. The island
of Patos, or PATIO, is In the northern
entrance to the Gulf of Paria and lies
near the middle of the strait which is
known as the Dragons Mouth" 1t Is
few miles from the mainland of Ven
ezuela and a little farther from the
shore of the British island of Trinidad.
In an atlas of recent date Patos Is re-
corded as a Venezuelan island.
The controversy over the island is
old, as similar protests were made by
Venezuela in 1859 and 1867. Great
Britain claims the island by virtue OF
the treaty of Amiens, signed In 1902
according to which Trinidad was coded
to England, and the British consider
that the island of Patos is tributary
to Trinidad. Venezuela contends thai
the island was not mentioned in that
treaty and consequently did not pass
into the possession of England, but re
manned under the sovereignty of SPAR
until the independence of Venezuela
when the latter country obtained pos
session of it. The Venezuelans sa,
that the sovereignty of their govern
ment over the island was confirmed b.
the treaty signed in Madrid in 1915
They also point to the geographical
position of the island, which, they de
clare, is less than three miles from tn
Venezuelan coast.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-10
JUSTlFIES USE OF HATPlN.
st. Louis Police Judge Says II Is WO
mans Legitimate Weapon.

mans Legitimate weapon.
Judge John C. Robertson, acting judge
of the city hall police court, says the
st. Louis Post-Dispatch, has declared
that hatpin is woman's legal weap-
on and that she is justified In using the
pin to repel attack.
Recently a woman was arraigned In
his court, charged with stabbing man
with a hatpin. The woman said the
man had attacked her and that she
used the pin In self defense. The man
showed several ugly scars to prove that
the defense had been effectual. Judge
Robertson discharged the woman.
II believe that woman is justified
in using her hatpin in self defense"
said Judge Robertson.
"a hatpin may be an ugly and even u
dangerous weapon, but l hardly think
that it would come under the legal no
menclature of deadly weapons | dis
charged woman charged with stab
bling a man with hatpin recently be
cause she used the pin in self defense.
II think woman may carry or wear
a hatpin of almost any size and length
without coming in conflict with the
law forbidding the carrying of deadly
weapons. do not think hatpin could
be termed a concealed weapon even If
it was the size and shape Of a small
dagger"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-10
DlSAGREES WITH HOUGH.
Professor DoOlitt1e Does Not Believe
Mankind Can Exist In Mars.

Professor DoOlitt1e Does Not Believe
Mankind Can Exist In Mars.
when he says that Mars, Venus and
Mercury are inhabited, Professor
Hough probably means that he would
like to believe they are" said Professor
Doolittle, the University of Pennsylva.
mia astronomer after reading the Chi
cago dispatch In which Professor
Hough declared 1t his belief that Mars,
Venus and Mercury were inhabited by
human beings far superior to those Of
this world, says Philadelphia dis
patch to the New York Tribune.
"No one knows what the conditions
on the other planets are" continued
Professor Doolittle. 1--WE can only
guess at them, and that is what my
friend Professor HOugh has done. My
own opinion Is that there Is none Of
the human race on any Of the other
planets. If any life exists there at all,
1t must be Of lower order, according
to my theory. Accepting the conclu-
sions Of biologists that the laws of life
are as universal as the laws Of physics
and chemistry, it seems impossible that
any life can exist on Mars or Mercury.
Those two planets are many millions Of
years ahead Of the earth in the process
Of evolution. They are more like the
moon, solid, frozen body, where wa
ter and air do not exist. How, then,
could any except the lowest order Of
animals exist there? Everything on
the earth now favors ANIMAL life, but it
will probably not be so million years
hence. Then the earth will have prog
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-10
AMERICA AMAZED DUKE
Boris Says This Country's Prog
ress Is Terrifying.
CALLS NEWPORT A CITY OF GOLD
The Russian Grand Duke Tells of
His Impressions In an Interview In
the Paris Matin and Again Denies
Weird Stories of His Antics Here.

Grand Duke Boris, who was recently
a visitor in this country, was inter
viewed upon his return to Europe by
the Paris Matin. He did not In any
way beat about the bush, but plunged
at once In medals res, says the Paris
aid
"And what do people say about all
that here?' was his first question.
"All that was the stories recoupted
In America. The reporter explained
that the French papers had simply re-
produced accounts published in Amer
lean journals.
ut was stated" continued the re-
porter, that you brusquely quilted the
table of a lady because her butler
served her before you and that you
were absolutely adamant in regard to
etiquette"
The grand duke on hearing this burst
into hearty fit of laughter.
"Oh, it is enough to make one die of
laughing" he said. 'In all that there
is not single word of truth. The
lady In question, who belongs to the
highest society in America, is charm
Ing woman. | received a most cordial
welcome from her, and l assure you
that neither during nor after the din
ner was there even the shadow Of an
incident of any kind"
IAN error on the part of our Amer
lean confreresY suggested the reporter
of the Matin.
The grand duke rectified the express
sion Mt once. mo, no; not an error.
Fancy-pure fancy. They are extraor-
binary, the American journalists. did
not receive them. All right! Next
morning l read in some journal an ex-
traordinary and side splitting inter
view.
"Then l decided to accord q short
interview to them, and in an endless
series of columns l was represented as
making long speeches and indulging in
remarks which greatly astonished me-"
His imperial highness continued:
"Ah, American journalists are not cas-.
lily embarrassed. They know how to
write story. 1t Is very simple. Wheth.
er you see them or not, whether you
speak to them or not, journalists affirm
in their papers that they met you
that they questioned you and that
naturally you have made most sensa.
tional declarations to them. They sell
many copies of their papers, and ev
erybody is content"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-10

Coal has been discovered in the Sha-
wangunk mountains. near Wurtsboro
Sullivan county, N. Y, about sixteen
miles northwest of Middletown, N. Y.
THE discoveries are two brothers named
Greene, who were miners in Pennsylva-
MIA and who on account of the coal
strike went to Wurtsboro and found
employment as woodchoppers. They
noticed pieces Of rock that contained
sulphur and looked very much like
coal. They found just under the sur
face vein Of coal eighteen inches
wide, which became wider as they dug
The coal is anthracite, but 1t is not 81
hard as that found In Pennsylvania.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-10
COLLEGE SOCIETIES.
INFLUENCE OF GREEK LETTER FRA
TERNITIEs ON STUDENT LIFE.

Recosnired a. beneficial by the Col
Iege Authorities - Growth Of the
Chapter Hoase-seIeetInE the Mem
hers.
The opening days of the fall term are
q season OF peculiar interest 10 the col
lege boy, now just returning To his
studies after the summer vacation.
This is the season when the fraternity
rushing or "cultivating'' is on, and
TO the student 1t is fraught with i'm
-portance, for 1t largely determines the
completion OF the fraternities and Of
ten determines the future of many
freshmen.
To the fraternities the rushing Is
important, because this years fresh
men when they become upper class
men will dictate fraternity policy, and
1t is important to the freshmen because
the associations of the first two years
In college do more than all other years
to shape their characters.
The chapter house or lodge OF the
Greek letter fraternity has become Il
national feature of the college life of
the United States. They are now found
in all colleges and universities except
ing Harvard and Princeton. where the
Greek letter fraternities have never
gained foothold.
A few years ago the chapter house
was peculiar to eastern institutions.
Now more than half the nearly sou
chapters of Greek letter societies locat-
ed at the various institutions of learn
ing in all sections of the country are
occupying chapter houses, and many OF
them are owned by the occupants.
To college men and students in gen
sral the fraternity is familiar sub
feet, but as only per cent of the peo
pie in America enter college the idea Is
Just as obscure to the great majority as
the Greek letters by which the various
organizations are known.
The first Greek letter society was
founded at the College Of William ant