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must against It's inclination, had to de-
eide for the will. So the sinking of thu
greater part of the fortune was actually
carried out as privately as possible in
the presence Of the executors, and what
was left Of the 100000, after paying law
expenses, went to the son and heir.
Genius is supposed to be very near mad
ness, but 1t was never nearer to it than
in the fight over the will ordering the de-
struction Of the late Mr. ,Stollwerck's
laboratory and all it's contents on his
death.
Most of the work Of the inventors short
lifetime was contained in 1t, including an
object that has since become world
famed, and worth hundreds Of thousands
the Stollwerck gas-moter.
OF all the money that Stollwerck made.
he had barely $4,000 at his death. The
rest was sunk in experiments and COSTLY
apparatus. and given away in charities
There was the groundwork Of half a
dozen great businesses in his big Sheffield
experimenting house, and he held over
thirty patents to his name. In spite Of
bis successes, he was a disappointed man,
for the works that he most cherished did
not pan out.
His will directed that all the work re-
naming in his laboratory should be de-
stroyed. together with his endless and
CoSIy dppdIdIuS5 dHQ W00n ne round
that his end was certain, he wiped out a
large part Of his work before death took
him, and left $4,000 to his three sons The
will was upset, without much difficulty,
and the sons inheriting their fathers
brains as well as mis- goods launched the
various golden inventions that bear his
name.
The queerest will Of this kind ever
drawn up. and that which met with the
strangest ending, was that Of Mr.. Symons
Lacey. one of England's largest coal oper-
ators, whose pits supply coal to most Of
the foreign navies from the famous Edny-
fed fields.
It was probably the endless strife be-
tween himself and his workmen that dis
gusted Mr.. Lacey with the coal trade and
all connected with It.: and he drew up an
astonishing will, directing his heirs to set
the Ednyfed pits on fire, and let them
burn till the workings were destroyed.
There was little chance that such an alb
Eurd order would be carried out; but,
while the will was In process Of being act
aside, the Ednyfed pits did catch fire-
whether by accident or design In still I'm.
known-and became what they are now, q
hlao2.ened ruin.
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fearful death beneath the waves of the
ocean. Time and again she told the story
1 never tired of It. Repetition made it
almost real My grandmother was the
first to hear 1t, and she told it to my
mother 1t came about in this way:
I'm 1850 an old man, who years before
had been a sailor then an inmate of the
Cass county poor house at Cassopolis
Mich, in conyersing with a lady, Mrs.
Parks, the wife of a Methodist minister
about his past life, filed with wrong
doing and crime. said that the act which
above all others caused him the most re-
morse. was the tipping of the plank on
which Mrs. Aston, the daughter of Aaron
Burr, walked into the ocean.
1.-THE tale of this dying sinner was sub
stantially as follows: I was once a sailor
on a pirate vessel. We captured the ship
on which this lady, with others, was 60
ing to New York. When told she must
walk the plank, she asked for few mo-
ments alone, which were granted
Finally she was informed that her
time had expired, and without hesitancy
she came forward dressed beautifully in
white, the loveliest woman I had ever
seen. Calmly she stepped upon the plank,
and with eyes raised to heaven. and
hands crossed reverently over her breast
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-01

TO our own great men. These monuments
are not subject to decay since they are
not exposed to the corroding action of
wind and storm.
A still nearer glimpse at the moon may
be had by the study of existing condi-
tons there.
If a real man in the moon were an emil
grant from earth he would find a very diff
ferent state Of things from that in his
former home.
II perchance his arrival is about sun
rise, he is perplexed at the slowness
which marks the progress Of the day.
Seven Of his old earth days are required
to bring noon, and from sunrise to sun
rise again nearly month of days is con-
sumed. What he once called a lunation
or the time from one full moon to the
next, now makes his day. This long. day
is also subject to extremes of heat and
cold varying from the boiling point Of
water in day time to 200 degrees below
zero during the night.
There is no atmosphere on the moon
and no water unless it be in the form Of
Ice at night; green grass and flowing
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Joseph Rickaby for his will was en-
forced to the letter and his $3.50, COO worth
of machinery absolutely destroyed.
Little as they liked it, the heirs had to
DO this. AS one Of the most successful
cotton spinners in the country and the IN
Ventor Of the present "nonpareil" Spin
ning-jenny, he had three houses of plant
and engines, besides his gallery Of in
ventions" at Chiltern house. where the
late Cecil Rhodes often stayed with him.
His vast wealth brought him an income
of nearly $500, 900 a year, but he gave so
much away in charity that he left only
$4,000 in investments besides his S250, 900
machine plant.
The $4,000 he devised to his two
nephews, but only on the condition that
they destroy his plant and invention gall
lery.
Beduests Ike the above are usually
fought out in the courts but in this case
the heirs, being wealthy men, knowing
how their uncle's heart was set on the
idea of destroying. they, rather than let
MS beloved works survive him, fulfilled
the letter of his will and the whole of the
three great works were reduced &c gcrap
iron.
For sheer waste OF good things. the
famous case Of DR.. Tobias Rorthwick's
fortune was notable one.
When alive DR.. Borthwick was known
as 'the wealthy hermit" He had over
S500,U but he converted all of It but $780,
0G0 into ancient tewelry, tapestries, beaten
.goldware and modern gems-a collection
eaid to be only equaled by Lord Angles
sey's.
Ali this treasure ne directed to be sunk
off the coast Of Anglessey, asserting that
as there was hardly gem or a valuable
in the collection that had not been the OBJ
ject Of some crime or other, or might In
future be so, It would be better for man
kind at large IL the whole lot were done
Gwey with.
Tie will would have been upset for a
certainty. but with great acuteness DR..
Borihwick directed that, II his son and
heir carried out the orders, he was to get
the $4,000 that remained. II not, the
whole was to be divided among three
charitable institutions
Naturally. the heir would have let tha
charities take the collection rather than
sink It.; but as the estate affected several
parties 1t was hold that the will could not
be set aside in favor Of the son. even
though the others got nothing out Of st.
The result was that both the son anu
the charities went to law, aud the court
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the original from the various presidents
of the United States from the time Of
George Washington down to Grover
Cleveland.
The inscription upon the cover states
that it contains Presidents messages
from the Executive files Of the Senate
during the first century of the existence
of the United States Of America, May L,
1885,"
The book is one of the most precious
volumes in the possession of the govern
ment and from sentimental standpoint
than any one in the federal archives ex-
cept the princeless original of the declara-
ton of independence
Although it is subject TO the inspection
OF any citizen of the United States who
knows OF its existence and cares to ask
the privilege of examining it is not very
often on exhibition
1t is under the especial charge of r. Is.
Nixon, financial clerk Of the senate, who
has been faithful and honored enploye
OF that body for over thirty years.
When not on view the book is under
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-01

to view it with the earth at some point
away from both. The moon is about two
thousand miles in diameter or a little
more than one-fourth that of the earth,
and instead Of being a satellite Of thu
earth the two revolve about q common
center Of gravity $500 miles from the CEN
ter Of the earth, or more than half way
from the center to the-surface. If our
view point were on Venus. our next near
est heavenly neighbor, we would see a
dual system of earth and moon-the
former twice as brilliant as Venus is now
to us, and the latter equal to a star of
the first magnitude in brightness
AS Venus, the earth and the moon all
lie in the grand highway of our solar sys-
tenn. the point of view would be in the
plane of motion, and the moon would APP
pear to oscillate across the earth. to a
distance Of about half a degree on each
side.
This is the season for excursions and
d1version-trips to the mountains. the
lakes, the ocean and around the world
and In accord with the spirit of the season
this longer trip to the moon is proposed
These glimpses may stimulate the desire
to widen the range of sightseeing. be-
yond that enjoyed only in Swimming over
the surface of the earth by going out to
other worlds than our own.
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:: .: :: ::
UR nearest neighbor world Is
~ two hundred and forty thou
81 "a sand miles away-the sun Is
ninety-three millions distant.
The sun pursues an even
- path through the heavens.
giving us day and night in regular por-
lions; the moon is fitful in action; now
moving through the sky with the sun and
then shying away to the farthest distance
possible.
When nsar. her face IS yelled and we
say the moon is new; as~s She recedes, more
of her beauty is disclosed, until safe, at
the remotest distance from the sun. she
presents all the splendor of the full moon
The moon is but seen when half or less
of her face is Illuminated and the separat-
ing line between the light and dark por-
lions show rough and ragged, with most
beautiful irregularity and confusion.
The varying phases Of the moon are
prosily accounted for by the fact that the
revolution is around the earth as GEN.
ter, and in revolving must be seen at
one time in the direction of the sum- and
after half a revolution in the opposite di-
eouon, thus giving us new moon, first
quarter, full moon and last quarter.
The moon not only revolves around the
earth but, like ball attached to a string
and whirled around the hand. continually
presents the same side to the earth. The
time therefore of one revolution on the
axis is the same as in the orbit around
the earth
For this reason the surface outline of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-01

who is Mrs OvermAn OF Elisabeth City.
The picture finally came into Or. Pool q
possession as gift from Mrs Mann, who
presented 1t to him because he had In
stalled in her real faith In the power Of
physicians to heal the sick.
In view OF the extraordinary facts con-
cerning this picture now owned by Mira
Overman am certain that she die.
In view Of the facts concerning the
death bed confession of the pirate, am
equally certain that she met her daath al
the hands Of a ]awless band OF which ne
was member.
In view Of the possibilities offered by
the presence Of warships in the waters
near Cape Hatteras at that time, there Is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-01

Ample reason to believe that the pirates
were frightened away before they had a
chance tc ecuttle the Patriot. and that 1t
subsequently came ashore with these
things in the cabin which Mrs. Mann's
youthful lover found and presented to
her
ITO my miro everything 6ovetaiIs n 10
nicely, settling without question tas
manner IN which fair Theodosia met her
fate.
"She died at the hands OF the IawIcss
fnen near Cape Hatteras--times before
and since tina grsve Of the fearless AMI
gailnne--w!th the wild foam OF the Allan
Tic Tor her winding sheet ana the fiercs
north wind Cor her requiem"
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SO strangely ut variance
with the dictates of a. sound
mind that they are worthy
of record. An Englishman, who appar-
entity is ford Of working in this field of
research. has recently prevented interest
ing instances pertaining to the actions of
some of his wealthy countrymen in en-
dcavoring to destroy by their wiles that
which Themselves and their family pre-
decessors devoted their lives to accumu-
lating.
During his life Sir William Walrond. a
tablished q splendid collection Of art
treasures and pictures.
Toward tie close Of it, having grown
sonlber and melancholy, he pondered how
re could prevent the world from seeing
or touching them after his death.
He owned about s5OoO DOC worth OF cd
IS pictures, old blue china and miniatures,
and he possessed one of the finest collec-
tons of ChippendaIs and old French fur
niture in Britain. He had turned estates
and r1onsy into art treasures and his &C
cumulatiors represented a great fortune.
Sir William declared that art was dead
in England ard that the work which nad
cost him q lifetime OF trouble must some
how be saved from dissertation.
Accordingly he drew up will directing
that on his death everything he had
should be burned in the paddock adtoin-
ing his stable yard in one huge bonfire.
The will was c1nningly devised. and
there seemed no way out OF it for his
heirs. A plea CT "unsound mind" fell
through COR lack Of p.oof-the baronet
was known 10 be an unusually clever
man.
To assure themselves CO what vas LETT
CT the estate the executors actually start
Ell the FIRE.
When about s15e5 worth Of the treasures
had been destroyed heretofore uEdisccv-
cred law was found In the will
Thc bonfire Vas put out, the clause
oVerthr own. a.. the rest Of the splendid
collection was saved and most of !. Is now
rthlic property in the country's museums.
30 such luck befeli the heirs OF Mr.
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|! -au MIN l6Gn
11aCLlP@| Moon


streams do not exist, and crops neither
Vegetate nor mature
What the man in the moon lives on we
know not, as there is no seed time to
stimulate nor harvest to reward his eff
forts. He has plenty only of unobstruct-
ed sunshine during his long day ard Of
sharpest starlight during his long night
The only variety afforded Is the motion
less earth in the sky, showing all the
phases from full to new and to full again
which the moon now displays to the
earth.
This is the moon as 1t appears to US,
and such is it's condition, if it is regulated
by the same natural laws as exist on
earth.
There is, however, another side to this
discussion. One-half only of the moon is
ever turned toward the earth, so that the
other half is literally unknown.
Unembarrassed by facts, some enthu-
siasts have imagined plenty Of atmos-
phere and water driven by centrifugal
force to this unseen country to furnish
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terry are told by Mrs. S. E. p Drake Of
G. Beacon-st.. Boston, and throw the first
ZEAL light or the tragic end of that charm
ing girl.
AS is well known, she boarded the pilot
boat Patriot at Charleston, N c., intend
ing to go to New York TO meet her father.
who had Just returned from a voluntary
exile of several years abroad, after his
trial fer treason.
That was Dec. So 1912. and from that
day to this nothing has ever been heard
IF her or Of the vessel on which she
sailed.
Now Mrs. Drake comes forward with
new facts. She is a third cousin of Aaron
Burr on his mothers side and a. fourth
cousin Of Theodosia Burr.
When was girl" said Mrs. Drala
my mother used to tell me a wonderful
story Of pirates and how they caused
Theodosia Burr to walk the plank to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-01
"a Book that Money C0uldn + BuvS

HEAVY volume that is in
the office of the secretary
of the United States senate
is worth much more than
its weight in gold. This vol
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-01
The Mystery of Aaron Bu1Y's Dauqhter

EAuTIFUL Theodosia Burr,
the daughter Of Aaron Burr,
whose fate has always been
a mystery. now, a century
after her disappearance,
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AGARIES OF human nature
are past human understand
ing, but some Of them are
so strangely at variance
with the dictates of a. sound
mind That +bav oro ,-or+L-
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Daily. tExceptSunday. Flag stop. Meals.
mSops to discharge passengers from points east Of Hudson
II bnr s ssssarss
c. A. Ry from east Of Alliance Flag stop to pick up
passengers from c. A. Ry. for points east Of Alliance
Dark Faced Type denotes time from 1900 ~ 90
niinght Light Faced from u 90 nidnghtto 12 90 noon
G.. L. PECK, e. A. FORD,
General Manager, General Passenger Agent
2.1-O2.-I PTTTsBURGH PENN'A. 81 .
For time cards, rates of fare, through tickets,
baggage checks and further information re-
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Agent Of the Pennsylvania Lines.
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Sebr billi9e &unbreiietifets nod
Dem Noroen, Siioen unb Welten iiber
bic y. & 8. so
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Dark Facs figures P \. Tins. Light Faos j. n tms.
Connections leave NewcomerstOv
via rtftsburgh DivisiOn.-ForP Ptttsbura
ana IN the East, 2 43 am, II q am: 2 u pm. FL
For Columbus, is 36 am. For Columbus. eli
clnnati, indianapolis and St Louis, III 81 az
ana I'll IS pm. For Columbus and Chicagt
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Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh DtvisiOn.--Fof
Cleveland, Canton and Fort Wayne Route
points, Chicago, Pittsburgh and intormedtata
points, tn 40 am and f2 s. pm. -Tg
*Daily. Except Sunday. FLAG stop
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Nos. 33G and 31G connect at Wellsville for
Steubenville and BeIlaire. Nos. 3O2, 3O4, 316
and 336 connectin Union Station, Pittsburgh,
for the East. CAFE PARLoR CARS on Nos.
$40 and 311. Pullman Sleeping Cars on Nos.
SOL and 3O2. ~
BETWEEN BAYARD AND NEW PHiLADELPHIa.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-09
WHEAT IS HELPED
Good Rainfall Moistens Pl'ched
Field and Pasture.
ARRIVAL or THE RAIN IS VERY TIM1Y
south Central Part Has Heaviest Rains
Three Inches at Wilcox, and VAR
ious Depths Reported From OH
or PIaces-Other Scwn.

Rain i'm copious showers wet down
a large part of the best agricultural
country in Nebraska Sunday. After a
rather dry spring there was naturally
great rejoicing wherever news of the
rain was circulated. IL was considered
the salvation of the wheat crop. The
whole southern part of the state was
favored with heavy rain with n some
what lighter fall in the extreme east
than in the west. At Wilcox in the
southwestern corner o. kcarney coun-
ty, adjoining the counties of Phelps.
Harlan and Franklin, the Burlington
railroad reports about three inches.
From the northern part of the state,
much of which has not been suffering
from dry weather, no reports were re-
ccivcd.
Some Of the dryest localities in the
east got a good wetting. The country
surrounding Lincoln has ben in need
of rain about as much os any other
part of The state. This need vas sup
Piled at Lincoln with n fall of one
fourth of an inch. The Burlington re-
ports good rains along nearly all its
divisions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-09
THEIR SIDE OF IT
Nebraska CattIemen Have Talk
With the President.
MAKE THEIR DfSIRtS KNOWN TO HIN


a May 2 dispatch says Bartlett Rich
ards and other Nebraska Cattlcmen
had a lengthy interview with the pres
tdent yesterday and departed during
the afternoon homeward bound, Mr..
Richards going via New York. While
the interview did not lead to any q II
r%luslon. the Ncbraskans were given
a good opportunity to state their case
to the president.
Secretary Hitchcock and Bingcr
Hermann. commissioner of the gem
pral land office. were In conference
with President Roosevelt nearly two
hous regarding the use Of public land
Ivy cattlcmcnt in the west. The presi-
dent was 40 occupied by this confer
cncc that he did not get To see n large
number Of callers. many of them mem
bers of congress. Secretary Hitchcock,
when asked about the conference, said
that the subject OF occupation Of pub
Tic lands had absolutely nothing to do
with the beef trusts In any shape or
form. Whatever action Is taken about
these lands will be slow, and with no
intention OF causing trouble to cattle
raisers.