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The Florence daily tribune., 1902-11-05
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Headq uarters for the OIL EXPERT,
n. McDOUGALL. who for the past five
years, has made the locations for many
of the largest producing oil wells in the
Florence field, with his instrument, and
recently in Ohio located and drilled six
producing oil wells, not dry one in the
lot; also two gas wells now producing
ten million cubic feet of gas every day
at Chesterhill, Ohio. Mr. .McDougall will
be in Florence about the middle of
November, and any one desiring his ser
vices, can find him at T. E. Spencers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19

The mental features discoursed OF as the
analytical are in themselves but little sus-
ceptibie Of analysis. We appreciate them
only in their effects. We know of them,
among other things, that they are always
to their possessor, when tnordnateiy POS
sessed, a source of the liveliest enjoyment.
AS the strong man exults IN his physical
ability, delighting in such exercises as call
his muscles into action, so glories the ana
lyst in that moral activity with disentan-
giles He derives pleasure from even the
most trivial occupations bringing his
talents into play. He Is fond of enigmas,
Of conundrums, of hieroglyphics, exhibiting
in his solutions Of each a degree of acumen
which appears to the ordinary apprehen-
sion preternaturai. His results. brought
about by the very soul and essence OF
method, have, IN truth. the whole air of in
tuition. The faculty Of resolution Is posi-
bly, much invigorated by the mathematical
study, and especially by that highest branch
of it which, unjustly, and merely on &C
count of its retrograde operations, has been
called. as IL par excellence. analysis. Yet
to calculate IL not in itself to analyze. A
chess player. for example, does the one
without effort at the other. It follows that
the game Of chess, In Its effects upon men,
tai character. In greatly misunderstood. ]
am not now writing treatise, but simply
prefacing a somewhat peculiar narrative by
observation very much at random; Z will
therefore. take occasion to assert that the
higher powers Of the reflective intellect ars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19
THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE
BY EDGAR ALLAN POE.

more decidedly and more usefully tasked
by the unostentattous game OF draughts
than by all the elaborate frivoiity Of chess.
In this latter. where the pieces have differ
ent and bizarre motions, with various and
variable values, what Is only complex Is
mistaken "a not unusual error for what ts
profound. The attention Is here called
powerfully into play. If It flag for an In
slant, an oversight Is committed. resulting
in injury or defeat. The possible moves be-
ing not only manifold but involute, the
chances Of such oversight are multiplied;
and In nine case out Of ten Is the more
concentrated rather than the more acute
player who conQuers. In draughts, on the
contrary. where the moves are unique and
have but little variation, the probabilities
of inadvertence are diminished. and the
mere attention being left comparatively un-
employed, what advantages are obtained by
acumen. To be less abstract-let us sup
pose a game OF draughts where the pieces
are reduced to four kings, and where, of
course. no oversight Is to be expected. 1t
Is obvious that here the victory can be de-
cded (the players being at all equaD only
by some recherche movement, the result of
some strong exertion Of the intellect De-
priyed Of ordinary resources. the analyst
throws himself into the spirit of his OPP
ponent. Identifies himself Herewith, and
rot infreQuently sees thus, at glance, the
sole methods tsometimes indeed absurdly
simple ones) by which he may Seduce into
error or hurry into characterization.
Whist has long been noted for it's infiu-
ence upon what Is termed the calculating
power; and men OF the highest order Of In
teliect have been known to take an appar-
emily uuaccountable delight in It. while es-
chewtng chess ~ frivolous. Beyond doubt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19
DEATH OF GEORGE HARDING.
Was One Of the Country's Most Elk.
pert Patent Lawyers.

George Harding. who for years was looked
upon as the countrys most expert patent
attorney, died Monday in New York city.
All Of Mr.. Hardings life, and he was in
his seventy sixth year. had been spent in
Philadelphia. He was the son Of Jasper
Harding, proprietor and publisher of the
Pennsylvania Inquirer, now the Philadel-
phfa Inquirer, for many years. William
Harding. an elder brother, succeeded his
father in control of the paper, and another
brother. ]. Barclay Harding. was one of
the original owners of the Evening Tele-
graph. His sister. Rebecca Harding Davis,
the writer, is the wife of l.. Clarke Davis,
editor of the Philadelphia Ledger. Richard
Harding Davis. is his nephew
Mr.. Harding was noted Tor the methods
he used In arguing patent suits. The
Morse case was one of his earliest notable
ones. In the conduct of this he had min
iature lines of telegraph set up in the
court room, SO that he might illustrate his
points graphically. He found such dem
onstration so successful that he made use
of similar ones in other cases, notably the
Mccormick reaper trial, in which he had
small grain field spread in the court room
In that cause he was associated as counsel
with Abraham Lincoln and Edwin M. STAN
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19
WILCOX CASE MOVED.
he Will Not Be Tried Again at Eliza
beth Citv.

A dispatch from Elizabeth City, N. c., last
the November term of Pasquotank superior
court has decided not to try James Wilcox
again in this city. Wilcox, 1t will be re-
membered, was convicted of the murder of
Ella Cropsey in this city, but the supreme
court, upon appeal, granted him a new
trial.
After reading affidavits from both sides
Fred Moore decided to remove the Wilcox
case to some county on this side of Abe
marie He announced that he would name
the county during the present term of
court.
Wilcox appears greatly pleased at the de-
cision in favor Of removal.
1t Is thought either Gates, Perquimans or
Chowan county will be named by the judge.
When the former trial took place in the
court house here feeling ran high, and there
were even threats of lynching Wilcox. Dur
ing the trial the people showed their preju-
dice against Wilcox in many ways, making
Of the efforts Of the presiding judge to pre-
serve order. At last when Attorney E. F.
Aydlett was making the principal speech in
defense of Wilcox the court house bell and
the bells of the town were rung in a false
alarm Of fire that seriously interfered with
his speech and caused the crowds to rush
from the court room.
An appeal was taken to the supreme
court, and on these and other grounds the
court granted Wilcox a new trial
It is to avoid the possibility of such hos
tile demonstrat lions that Judge Moore has
decided not to try the case second time in
Elizabeth City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19
WILL BUILD MORE TRACKS.
President Cassatt's Plan to Relieve
CONGESTION on PENNSYLVANIA

Congestion on Pennsylvania.
A special to the New York World from
Pittsburg. Pa. yesterday, says: A. ]. Cas-
satt, president of the Pennsylvania railroad;
Robert Pitcairn, his local assistant, and
other officials Of the road met here today
and decided that there was only one way to
relieve the present freight congestion-that
is, to build more tracks. Just as soon as 1t
Is possible, work on these additional tracks
will be commenced, and in the meantime
every effort will be made to overcome pres
ent conditions. This and other improve
ments contemplated will involve an expend-
iture of millions.
The blocks on the lines west of Pittsburg
will be cleared before work on the lines
east Is undertaken. A systematic effort was
begun last Saturday, and it was reported
this morning that great Roadway was made.
All the westbound freight will be handled
first. Seventy freight trains averaging fifty
cars were moved on the lines west yester-
day, and during the entire day between
5000 and 1900 tons of freight were handled
hourly. Scores Of empty cars which have
been lying west of Pittsburg are today be-
ing placed on the Panhandle tracks ready
to be loaded with coal.
Transportation officials at the Union sta
ton are spending the nights in their offices
receiving reports of outgoing freight and
aiding in making up the shipments for the
west New engines are being furnished to
the company as fast as possible, and the
equipment is continually being increased.
The Baltimore and Ohio officials said this
morning that their lines were practically
clear. They are using a number of Dor
rowed engines and cars. The Pennsylvania,
in order to relieve congestion on the main
line between Philadelphia and Pittsburg,
will build low grade freight line from the
Susquehanna river to the Delaware. The
line will cost about S., 900, will call for
new bridge across the Susquehanna, and
will be completed within two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19
PLOTS AGAINST ROOSEVELT.
Woman Says Three Persons Were Sc
lected, but Killed Themselves.

The New York Tribune of today says:
Mrs. Lena Doxhelmer Of No. Ills Willow
avenue. Hoboken. tells a story of plots to
assassinate President Roosevelt. These
plots, she says, were Matched by the an
archists with whom she used to associate.
She first told her tale in a moment of re-
ligious fervor to the Mothers Club of the
First Methodist Church of Hoboken on last
Thursday.
In her association with anarchists she
says she learned of plot to kill the Presi-
dent one year ago.
The drawing of lots resulted in the task
falling upon a young Frenchman. named
Mellow. He arrived In this country from
England about Christmas and she was one
Of those to meet him. She had long talks
with him afterward, and tried to dissuade
him from carrying out the plan. He at first
threatened to denounce her, but ended by
listening to her appeals. He finally told
her, what she already knew, that his life
was forfeited. If he killed the President he
would be executed; if he refused or failed, it
was death by suicide or to be killed by the
order.
and 1t was arranged that If he saw death
was inevitable he would kill himself in such
manner that it would be considered an &C.
cident by all who did not know. He went
pehSh, anu SoLic WSehS idleT was killed on
the streets of Paris, apparently by accident,
but really, Mrs. Doxheimer says, by his
own choice.
She was next told that, Mellow having
failed, new lottery had been drawn. This
time man named Muller, or Mueller, liv-
ing in Avenue A, at No. 143, las or LAT, New
York city, had been chosen. A few days
later this man. was found dead from poison,
self-admintStered. Another lottery indicated
woman named Schroeder, living in Har-
lem, was chosen, and she also ended her life
by poison. This occurred about the time
that her former associates became wary in
telling her of their doings.
She says that for eighteen years she was
an anarchist, unknown to her husband hav-
ing early in life made the acquaintance Of
Emma Goldman.
To a Tribune reporter last evening she
told In detail of the attempt on Roosevelt
life She said:
Shortly before Melovs arrival received
circular letter written in cipher telling
me of the plot to murder the President
The time selected was November 10 last
and the place was New Haven, where Presi-
dent Roosevelt attended the biennial cele-
bration of Yale College. I gave the circular
letter to my minister, the Rev. Charles L.
Meade, and, after translating it, he imme-
diately went to New York and placed it in
the hands of Chief Quinn of the secret
service men. 1 met Mellow later. and he
said he knew he was being bounded by the
police"
The Rev. Mr.. Meade was surprised when
he learned that Mrs. Doxheimer's story was
public property. He refused to say any
thing, however, beyond confirming Mrs
DoXheimers statement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19

capanie or analysis. The constructive or
compinlng power, by which ingenuity is
usually manifested and to which the
pnrenologists Il believe erroneously) have
assigned separate organ, supposing 1t
primitive faculty, has been so frequently
seen IN those whose intellect bordered 9th
erwise upon tdlocy as to have attracted
general observation among writers on NOR
ais. Between ingenuity. and the analytic
apillty there exists difference far greater,
lndeed, than that between the fancy and
me imagination, but of character very
strictly analogous. 1t will be found, in fact,
that the ingenious are always fanciful, and
the truly imaginative never otherwise than
analytic.
The narrative which follows will appear
to the reader somewhat in the light Of a
commentary upon the proposition just ad-
vanced:
Residing in Paris during the spring and
part OF the summer of 1S-, there became
acquainted with a Monsieur c. Auguste
excellent, indeed, of an illust rious, family
put by variety of uritoward events had
oeen reduced to such poverty that the en-
ersy OF MS character succumbed beneath
II, ana ne ceased to bestir himself in the
world or to care for the retrieval Of his
fortunes. BY courtesy Of his creditors there
still remained in his possession a small
remnant OF his patrimony;4 and upon the
income arising from this he managed by
means OF rigorous economy to procure
the necessaries OF life without troubling
nlmselr ABOUT Its superhuities. Books, In
deed, were his sole luxllries, and in Paris
these are easily obtained
Our first meeting was at IAN obscure II
prary In the Rue Montmartre, where the
accident OF our both being in search of the
same very rare and very remarkable vol
ume brought us into closer communion. We
saw each other again and again. was
deeply interested in the little family history
which he detailed to me with all that can
dor which Frenchman INDUCES whenever
mere self Is the theme was astonished,
too at the vast extent of his reading; and.
above all. felt my soul enkindIed within
me by the wild fervor and the vivid fresh
ness or his imagination. Seeking In Paris
the OBJECTS l then sought, felt that the
society or such a man would be to me
treasure beyond price, and this feeling l
frankly conftded to him. 1t was at length
arranged that we should live together dur
Ing my stay In the city; and as my worldly
circumstances were sonewhatxless emhar-
raised than his own was permitted to be
at the expense of renting and furnishing In
a style which suited tie rather FAINT
gloom OF our common temper q time-eaten
ana grotesque mansion. long deserted
through superstition into which we did not
inquire and lettering to its fall. In a ret ired
and desoiate portion OF Faubourg st. Ger
main.
Had the routine Of our life at this place
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19
, QUEER DISEASE OF LIVER.
0UGEN O10I1x36T VC liz 11ss
Doctors Wonder at Case Of Michigan
College Professor

A dispatch from Ann Arbor, Mich, yes
terday SAYS: Prof Francis Kelsey, head of
the Latin department of the American
Classical School at Rome, Italy, and author
of many Latin textbooks, lies at the point
of death from a strange affection of the
liver. An operation, which has just been
performed may save his life.
Prof Kelsey's liver was found full OF
ctsts infected with germs. The operation
was removing these cysts, but many could
not be removed. -=.-
The surgeons say that the case is the first
OF the sort in the United States in nine
years, and the eighteenth case known Of in
the world. .'=-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19

not help acknowledging that he had spoken
the truth. He continued:
I'VE had been talking Of horses, II re-
member Alright. just before leaving the Rue
c. This was the last subject we dis
cussed. AS we crossed into this street q
fruiterer, WITH large basket upon his
mead, brushing quickly past US. thrust you
upon pile of paving stones collected at
spot where the causeWay is undergoing re-
pair. You stepped upon one of the loose
fragments, slipped, slightly strained your
ankle, appeared vexed or sulky. muttered
few words turned to look at the pile and
then proceeded in silence. I was not par
ticularly attentive to what you did; but OBJ
servation has become with me OF late a
species of necessity
You kept your eyes upon the ground
glancing, with petulant expression, at the
saw you were still thinking of the stones)
until we reached the little alley called La
MARITIME, which has been paved by way Of
experiment with the overlapping and riv-
eted blocks. Here your countenance bright
ened up. and, perceiving your lips move,
could not doubt that you murmured the
word 'stereotomy,' a term very affectedly
applied to this species of pavement knew
that you could not say to yourself 'stere-
otomy' without being brought to think of
atomies. and thus of the theories of Epicu-
rus; and since, when we discussed this SUBJ
Ject not very long ago, mentioned to you
how singularly, yet with how little notice,
the vague guesses of that noble Greek had
met with confirmation in the late nebular
coSogOny, felt that you could not avoid
casting your eyes upward to the great neb-
ula in Orion, and I certainly expected that
you would do You did look up and I
was now assured that / had correctly fol-
lowed your steps. But in that bitter TRADE
upon Chantilly, which appeared in yester-
days Musee,' the satirist, making some
disgraceful illusions to the cobbier's
change of name upon assuming the buskin.
quoted Latin line about which We have
often conversed. I mean the line
"'Perdit antiquum litera prima sonum.'
81 had told you that this was In reference
to Orion formerly written Urion; and.
from certain pungencies connected with this
explanation l was aware that you could
not have forgotten it. 1t was clear there
fore, that you would not fail to combine the
two ideas OF Orion and Chantilly. That you
did combine them 1 saw by the character
of the smile which passed over your lips.
You thought of the poor cobbler's immoia-
ton. So far, you had been STOPPING in your
gait, but now / saw you draw yourself up
to your fua height. ] was then sure that
you reflected upon the diminutive figure OF
Chantiliy. At this point interrupted your
meditations to remark that as. in fact, he
was very little fellow-that Chantiliy-he
would do better at the Theater des Va
rieties."
Go be continued tomorrow.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19

there is nothing Of similar nature SO
greatly tasking the faculty of analysis The
best chess player in Christendom may be
a little more than the best player of chess;
but proficiency in whist implies capac
for success In all these more important I'M
dertakings when mind struggles with mind
When 1 say proficiency, I mean that per-
lection in the game which includes a COM
prehension Of all the sources whence legti-
mate advantage may be derived. These are
not only manifold, but multiform and lie
frequently among recesses Of thought alto
gether inaccessible to the ordinary under
standing. To observe attentively Is to re-
member distinctly; and, SO far, the concen-
trative chess plyer will do very we'll at
whist; while the rules of Hoyle themselves
based upon the mere mechanism of the
game) are sufficiently and generally COM
prehensible. Thus to have a retentive
memory, and to proceed by 1.-The book are
points commonly regarded as the sum total
of good playing. But 1t is in matters be-
yond the limits of mere rule that the skill
Of the analyst is evinced. He makes, In
silence, host Of observations and infer
ences. So. perhaps, do his companions;
and the difference in the extent of the in
formation obtained lies not so much in the
validity Of the inference as In the quality
OF the observation. The necessary knowl-
edge is that of what to observe. Our play
er confines himself not at all; nor because
the game is the object, does he reject de-
auctions from things external to the game.
He examines the countenance Of his partner
comparing II carefully with that Of each
OF his opponents. He considers the mode
of asserting the cards in each hand; often
counting trump by trump, and honor by
honor, through the glances bestowed by
their holders upon each. He notes every
variation OF face as the play progresses,
gathering fund Of thought from the DIFF
ferences in the expression Of certainty, OF
surprise, of triumph or chagrin. From the
manner OF gathering up trick he judges
whether the person taking it can make an
other In his suit. He recognizes that ii
played through feint, by the air with which
It Is thrown upon the table. A casual OF
inadvertent word. the accidental dropping
or turning of a card, with the accompany
Ing anxiety or carelessness in regard to Its
concealment; the counting Of the tricks
with the order of their arrangement; EN-
barrassment. hesitation, eagerness or trepi-
dation-all afford, to his apparently intui-
tive perception, indications of the tru.
state of affairs. The first two or three
rounds have been played, he is in full pos
session of the contents Of each hand, and
thenceforward puts down his cards with az
absolute a precision OF purpose as IL the
rest of the party had turned outward the
faces OF their own.
The analytical power should not be con-
founded with simple ingenuity; for while
the analyst L. necessarily ingenious, the
ingenious man il often remarkably In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal Items From
Montgomery County's Capital.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, November 49, 1902.
An enjoyable euchre party was given last
evening at the home of Mrs. E. H. Abbe,
with Miss Daisy Prescott as hostess.
Messrs. Edward W. England and Somer-
Vile Dawson and Misses JeDeatte Stevens
and Helen Talbot captured the first and
second prizes for gentlemen and ladies, re-
spectively, the BOBBY prize going to Mr.. j..
Abby Henderson. During the evening re-
freshments were served and after play
dancing was INDUCED in. Among those
present were Misses Rose Armstrong, Isabel
Bouic, Hattie Jones. Mary Lyddane, Daisy
Prescott, Mary Reich, Jeneatte Stevens and
Helen Talbot, and Messrs. Somerville Daw-
son, Edward England, Hugh Glascott, Rob-
ert Hilton, Ralph Luckett, ]. Abby Hender-
son, Stephen Quigley and Thomas Talbot.
The board of county commissioners for
this county, at meeting held here today,
appointed the following trustees of the
Montgomery county almshouse: First col
lection district, G. Fenton Snouffer; second
district, Cloe E. Meem; third district,
H. Robertson; fifth district, John George
Cashell.
AT a recent meeting of the Citizens AS
ISOLATION Of Glen Echo, this county, the
following officers were elected to serve two
years: President, William H. Roach; secre-
tary and treasurer, John A Garrett; board
of directors, William H. Roach, James H.
Gaines and DR.. E. H. Hubble.
Messrs. James w. and Daniel B. Day Of
this vicinity phobably hold the seasons rec
ord In rabbit shooting in this section OF
Montgomery county. A day or two ago
they spent a little over half a day in hunt
ing and succeeded in bagging thirty-fve
1t is stated that the grand jury for the
November term of the circuit court for this
county will break all previous records of
the court in the matter Of the number Of
indictments returned. 1t has been in ses-
sion eight days and more than one hundred
true bills have already been found. 1t is
thought probable that the jury will be in
session the greater portion of the present
week, and as there are about one hundred
witnesses yet to be examined many more
indictments will likely be returned.
Most Of the indictments are for violations
of the local option law, in which cases the
Montgomery County Anti-Saloon League
has shown unusual activity 1t is under
stood that nearly every proprietor of a
'speakeasy" in the county has or will be
indicted, while some will have to answer
a number Of charges. If all Of these cases
are tried it Is thought that nearly all of the
wellknown establishments will be COM
PEELED to permanently close, but, judging
from the past action of the court, it is more
than probable that not more than one or
two cases against each will be tried, and
that after the adjournment of court the
offenders will prosecute their illegal bust
nesses with their usual boldness.