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The Washington times., 1904-12-04

secret" Is connected, IN some way, with
one Of the rooms Of Glamis Castle.
Many people believe that this chamber,
in which each successive heir OF
Strathmore is eloseted with the earl on
his twenty-frst birthday. holds a mon
ster Of some sort, spectral or real The
most gruesome Of the legends told
Throughout the countryside has il that
at one time a human toad" was born
to the family. and moreover that this
nonstrosity was invested with immor-
tality, for which reason its existence
had to be carefully guarded from the
outside world. A more prosaic story IS
to the effect that the room holds the
skeletons OF a band OF Scotch prisoners
who were there incarcerated in the
early and turbulent days OF Highland
history and starved TO death
Many Believe Tales.
There are few persons in Scotland VINO
do not believe that there Is some foun-
dation I'm fact for the mystery which
has given so many legends. Some year
ago the peasants IN the neighbOrhOod
tell. a workman was called in By the
earl 10 make some repairs to the roof
He had not been at work long when he
hastily descended, trembling with fright,
and sought an interview with the earl.
He did not return TO complete the job.
and soon afterward, to the astonish-
ment Of his neighb0rs, found himself
possessed OF the means and desire TO
emigrate to Australia. NarratOrs Of
this story are convinced that ne discoV-
cred something connected with The mys-
terry and was well paid 70 keep his
knowledge TO himself.
In Haddon Hall. the ancient home
or the ducaI Rutlands, there is
strongly barred door, which is sup
posed to lead TO some secret chamber.
Why or when the bars were placed
there nobody knows. but II mys-
terry lies behind them, II IS one which
I the dukes themselves respect, for they
have never sought TO pass the door
BY real estate agents gnOSts or a
/ tragic mystery, is supposed 70 en-
hance the value OF historic mansions,
land the American millionaire who buys
Ian old castle feels that he is not quite
| getting his moneys worth II one or
/ the other does not 90 with II
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SON OF THE EARL OF WARWICK
IN MUCH DEMAND AT WEDDINGS
Services as a Page at
London Marriages Con-
Stantly Sought
But Now, Being Nearly
Seven Years Cd. He
viii Retire.
London, Dee. 8.

London. Dee. 9.
TITLE MAYNARD GREVILLE.
the youngest son Of the Earl and
Countess of Warwick, has prob
ably taken part in more weddings
than any other boy living. lie is such
a handsome youugster that for the last
few years his services as a page a.
fashionable London marriages have beer
in almost constant demand, and Il would
not be surprising II he could recIte most
Of the service by heart
Maynard is now nearly seven and get
ting almost too big for the position of
page-in-ordinary 10 society. which viii
probably be filled. when Maynard ''re-
tires" by little Lord Ellington. the son
Of the American Countess Of Craven.
A Distinguished Boy.
The Hon. Maynard Greville-to give
the little boy his proper style and title
wouldn't be a true son of his mother
II even al this early age he hadn't dis
tInguished himself IN some way.
The many activities Of the beautifu
Lady Warwick are too we'll known &,
American readers 10 need enumeration
Her eldest son. Lord Brooke. Is knowT
I In London society as one uf the mos
J dashiug members OF the aristccratit
/ Guards regiment. but he inherited from
Z his mother "A taste for newspaper work
and is now in the Far East as a war cor
! respondent
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Huge Relic of Bygone Ages
To Go to Carnegie 61nsenm

formation resembled the alligator and
crocodile Of the present day
Some Dinosaurs "AImored."
They were divided into groups. OF
which the hercest were the 'armored"
dinosaurs, whose spines were armed
with a bony crest beginning at the naps
Of the neck and extending the length OF
the body to the beginning OF the pre-
hensile tail, so that they could break
through the densest vegetable growth.
They were believed TO be amphibiouA.
and 10 have pursued their prey ii the
waters OF the great oceans that once
covered the area now dry land and
elevated by some eatyclysm OF nature
from a thousand 10 four thousand feet
above the ocean level.
The cape OF their jaws was aDout ten
feet, and il IS estimated that they could
devour an animal as large as a horse or
COW, had that been their rorm OF
.sustenance. Scientific investigators nave
decided that the general structure OF
these immense reptiles indicated them 10
be herbivorous and semi-carnivorous
feeding on each other and weaker forms
OF animal life only when deprived or
their natural form OF sustenance.
A Geological Paradise.
Hell Creek is one OF the most inter
esting spots on the American continent
for the geOlogist. Its canyons with their
CLASSY sides belong TO the tertiary Pc
riod. which was cons before the time
when strange monsters trod the earth
and reared their tuskea beaks amidst the
/ foliage OF the topnost branches Of
[ giant trees" The great lizards classed
as the dinOsaura did not appear for
thousands and thousands OF years after.
| The discovery OF Prof. Utterbeck is re-
| gdTded as OF great scientific interest.
/ inasmuch as the specimen which he
/ has brought 10 light is the skeleton Of
/ what must have been a giant of the
i giants OF lizards.
The Washington times., 1904-12-04

When IL was announced that HarcOurt
House was in the market IL was hoped
for time that some American multi
millionaire would purchase it. and pre-
serve as a residence a mansion that has
long been one Of the glories OF London.
But no man from across the Atlantic
came 70 the rescue.
The postal authorities have bought the
garden the stables and the glass
screens. and on the grounds where the
notorious duke was wont 10 hide himself
from observation viii be erected a post
office and telegraph station. The house
Itself il is reported, will be transformed
into "a mOtor-car warehouse. Thus the
old order giveth place TO the new.
HOughtOu Han. the magnificent family
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WHAT WAS WRONG.

Manufactures Of fountain pens have
their troubles as well as those who use
them. One OF the most prominent
makers Of this style Of pen has a COM
plant clerk 10 whom those who have
trouble are sent 10 have difficulties
righted. Sometimes the clerk will 6nd
that il is simply case Of dirty pen.
and the thing Is soon adjusted. A wo-
man came iu the other day and went at
the clerk Ike Turk
Il bought this pen some time ago and
] have never been able 10 use II al an
j thought this was an honest firm. and
n IL Is not ] should al least think ii
would not attempt 10 cheat a woman
want my money back"
let me look al the pen" said tie
mild-mannered clerk.
Here It is" snappishly said the wo-
man
The clerk looked at il. and with onI,
"a casual observation saw that the peT
had never been ftlled. Then he said.
81 think. madam, II you would ~
this pen you would hnd that IL worke,
all right
lie then filed 70 and handed ii 20 her
and she said sheepishly. the snap having
all disappeared: 'Oh. ] didn't know yOJ
| had 20 put ink in them. '-BrOOklyi
! Eagle.
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ed, however. by the earl executing a
ninety-nine year lease OF the property
70 the duke.
The latteTs heir was that eccentric
Duke OF Portland. whose matrimonial
and other exploits. legendary and real,
sun furnish material for litigation by
people claiming 10 be his heirs. and
bring grist 10 the lawyers He had an
aversion 10 publicity which amounted 10
q mania. That he might be freed from
the scrutiny OF his neighbors he had
erected on either side OF the garden an
enormous screen OF ground glass, 81
feet high and zoo feet long. IL was the
same motive which impelled him TO build
the famous underground palace at Wei
beck Abbey. at a cost of N0.0J0090.
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A MEAN TRICK.

The late Senator Quay was fond OF
telling a story of an experience al a
country hotel near Pittsburg. says the
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
an inscription. lei in parle Fraucais."
The Senator noticed the inscription and,
turning TO tie proprietor, said. do YOU
speak French?" No" replied the pre-
prietOr. United States viii do for me.
We'll, then said Quay, why do yea
have that notice on the wallss-that
means French is spoken heTe2' Well
I'll be blamed If a young chap didn't sell
that TO me for a motto, God bless our
home! answered the astOnIshed hotel
keeper.
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seat Of the Cholmondeleys in Norfolk.
also has a queer gambling story con-
necJed with il. the evidence OF which is
still preserved. AT one time il belonged
to an Earl of OTfOrd. who was an in
veterate card player. He gamhled away
a flight of steps leading to the house,
and tine winner insisted on having the
stones cartcd away. The steps have
never been replaced. nor has the gap
been niled up The unsighuy blank still
remains as proof Of the former owner $
folly ard TO point "a moral for future
| generations.
The house. which is one Of the big
gest in England was built by the fa-
nous Sir Robert Walpole, between 172-
land HIS Ia the hunting season he
I used 10 keep open house there, and his
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- ESURRECTED after untold ages
- of burial, the skeleton OF
dinosaur Of gigantic proportions
is being prepared at Butte. Mon
tana. for removal TO the Carnegie Iu-
scum in Pittsburg. It was discovered
by Prof. W. II. Utterbeck. of Pittsburg,
in the banks Of Hell Greek. Dawson
countya Montana, and is regarded BY
scientists as the most extraordinary
find Of its character ever recorded IN
the world.
Only a part of the ereat b0ny frame
work has been removed, and that alone
weighs about 5000 pounds. There Is yet
to be taken out 5000 pounds Of the larg-
er bones. so that the skeleton when
articulated will represent weight OF
nearly three tons.
Nothing OF the kind so perfect IN its
entirety has been unearthed in any part
of the globe. Fragments OF the reptilian
era have been found. but in crumbling
state of decay. and the missing parts
have been supplied by plaster Of paris
casts nodded to make a symmetrical
outline OF what the monster was sup
posed 10 be when IL lived and breathed-
with the exception OF few unimportant
homes the skeleton OF the He'll Creek
dinosaur is perfect from the tip Of its
strangely elonged proboscis TO the end
or its serrated tail.
Weighed Thirty Tons.
Professor Utterbeck has made care
ful examination of the skeleton. and,
| figuring on a mathematical certainty. he
| is of the opinion that the great lizard
when clothed with flesh must have
weighed at least 6OOO0 pounds. or thirty
/ tons-larger than the largest elephant OF
| the present day by more than twenty
/ tons and equaling In avoirdupois the
prehistoric mastodon.
/ The bony structure, which measures
thirty feet in length. indicates that the
/ animal was about forty feet long. It's
skull is six feet from the frontal region
TO the base, and is six feet IN width. Th'
/ eve sockets are nearly a foot in diane
ter so that when filled with the hgh
of life their appearance must have beer
of an aspect inconceivably hideOus. In
deed. there is no living thing on th'
earth today with which a comparison
may be drawn.
| The dinosaur lived countless ages ago
before the planet was inhabited by man
and belonged 10 that mysterious era il
: which the dry parts of the earth wer
inhabited by four-footed creatures o
huge dimensions and whose general con
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man" when she was carried OFF 20
the altar by young Lord Heimsley She
Is a favorite OF King Edward, who nick
named her "Queenie." and gave her a
magnificent wedding present.
Maynard Greville's father, the Earl
Of Warwick. is, Of course. direct de-
scendant OF the famous king Maker.
lie owns Warwick Castle, and lo,2OO
acres. has sat i'm parliament, and fought
H. the South African war. His younger
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neighbor. Lord Townshend. at Rayn-
ham, frequently left his own home that
he might escape participating in the
noisy Tevels. It's reputation for hospi-
tality-but OF a much more decorous
characteristics now been restored 70 1t
under the tenancy Of Col. Ralph Vivian,
who recently had the good fortune 20
marry a rich American widow.
Among the guests whom the couple
entertained there last week were Cora,
Countess of STAFFORD (formerly Mrs.
Colgate. of New York;. the Earl and
countess Of Chesterfield and the Earl
OF Warwick.
Ghosts, family curses. CHASTITY mys-
teries and weird secrets are associated
with many Of England's famous halls
and castles Kimbolton Castle. the seat
of the Manchesters. is reputed 10 have
| both a ghost and a secret" and II - 70
| be presumed that ere this the American
duchess has made the acquaintance OF
4 both. The ghost Is that of Queen Cath
crime Of ArraeOu. the first wife OF the
much married King Henry VIII II was
/ here she died Of cancer, according 70
some chronicles, while others daFkly
/ hint at poison.
Spook Haunts Place.
According to the attendants her spirit
still haunts the rooms AID corridors IN
the chill cleaning OF at the silent mid
night hour But. as BELTS its rank II
/ is weil-behaved, dignihed apparition'
and never shrieks or groans or cuts up
any queer phantom capers. what the
Isecret is has never been told TO pro
/ fame ears. but it Is supposed 10 be as
soclated with the same august person.
age.
! In the castle Is a magnificent cham
/ her. known as the "Queen's.' Here. on
every Holy Thursday, in accordance
with a custom which has been handed
down from generation 20 generation,
the reIgning duke and the immediate
members Of the family, foregather and
! go through some old ceremony. in which,
iu is alleged. a hidden panel in the
Queens" room plays an important
part.
II n had no other claim to distinction
! Kimbolton Castle would still be richly
worth preserving as the only house re-
The Washington times., 1904-12-04

H X. tl4lN TON PETERS, a Bal
NH UmOre artist. declares that the
chafwomen az the city hall
there are drst-class art critics.
Dir. Peters. who experimenting the re-
hanging OF the oil paintings in the coun-
cil chambers. has bcen given ou opp0r-
tunity 60 test their artistic tempera-
ment and ought 10 know.
"i was surprised" said he. when one
OF the woman employed in the chambers
picked ont alI the good pictures and
criticized the bad ones iu "A very hon
est. intelligent manner. Z wasn't look
ing for this. but don't you kuow. that
the people who know nothing about art
ere often tho best critics The one
knows nothing about art. and acknowl-
edges IL. the other is the competent
critic who knows all about it
''The person with smaItering OF art
-thc w0uld-be critic-whO has JUST
enough knowledge 10 show ignorance. is
uot oniy unreliable, but hurtuL what
au artist wants is not ulsome praise,
but Iair impartial criticism built upon
ones honest opinion Of the picture
Now. an honest opinion or a picture
can be had from but two persons. COLI
lecugely speaking-one who knows moth
ing Of arr and Is capable only OF telling
when arr ls true 10 nature, when the
picture looks like what IL IL supposed
10 represent The other is competent
10 Judge tAe fine points, the tcchnique
OF the artists work because OF educa
tion. training. and possibly. natura
artistic temperament
I'll, xfro,4t5 bs Critic
-The middle class between these I've
extremes is critical, but unreliable. j
las some knowledge OF shades. tech
nidue. but just enough 10 get itself an,
others into trouble. You md people o
this Kind about every art gallery. Thel
seldom advance an opinion until the.
hear what others say. Then they 3
ahead and build an opinion based upoi
what others think They are afraid q
saw much about a picture until the.
have heard IL discussed. Then the
counterfeit some one eisc's views. The
VIII come into an artists studio. tel
him how much they like his picture
then go out and tell some one (strictl,
cOuhdentially) how bad il Is. and ex
plain that the only reason they didn'
tell the artist was the fear Of hurtin
the artists feelings. lie wants 20 kn0'
honestly what people think of his WORK
have great respect for the opinion q
The servant. or Of the porter. or express
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GRASS PRESUMPTION.

Ena-He's very presumptuous fellow.
Stella-IIoW soH
ElIa-He came 90 cah on me In New
York just because / was engaged 10 him
last summer-TOWn Topics.
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Practically Educated.

Lady Warwick's daughter, Lady Mar
jorle, was given a practical education
by her mother, and seemed likely TO en-
bark on the career OF a real new wo-
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brother, Maynard Greville's uncle. the
Hon. Sidney Greville. is private secre-
tary To Queen Alexandra and groom
in waiting to the King
The Washington times., 1904-12-04

naming in England which Is the scene
Of an act In one Of Shakespeare's plays
King Henry VIII-in which the unfortu-
nate Queen Catherine OF Arragon fg-
UFes.
Ghost Of the Abbey.
Runord Abbey, where the King often
stays with Lord and Lady Savile, boasts
a famous ghost whose authenticity is
vouched for by an entry in one Of the
early registers OF an adjoining parish.
This records the burial Of man who
died from fright after seeing the Ruff
ford ghost.
According TO the generally accepted
belief, the ghost is that Of little old
woman in black Some people in the
relghborhood credit Rufford Abbey with
the possession of two phantom tenants,
the other spook being that OF a monk.
This story finds reader acceptance
among the creduious and superstitious
because the house stands on the site OF
an old Cistercian monastery.
The ghost Of another monk, ii is said,
used 10 haunt Thornby Hall. the mag
niflceht NOrthamptOnshire residence OF
Sir James and Lady Pender. An evil
wrath, he was. who had contracted the
bad habit OF walking about at night
with his head under his arm and with
spectral fingers gripping by the throat
guests who invaded the chamber which
he had appropriated for his own use.
Some structural changes were made in
this apartment and since then. II is de-
clared. the monk has not been seen.
Strangely enough, while these altera-
tiOns were in progress the WOrkmen
came across a human skeleton. bricked
up in a wall. The burial OF the skeleton
/ Is supposed to have laid the ghost. but
as 70 that the villagers still have their
doubts.
Mystery of Glamis Abbey.
I That historic pile. Glamis Castle. is
( reputed to hold weird family mystery
which Is the subject OF much specula-
/ ton throughout Scotland. For genera
/ tions back. 1t is said. every Earl of
/ Strathmore has revealed it to his
/ eldest son when the latter becomes OF
age And the son. in turn. has solemnly
pledged himself to disclose il only 10
his own heir 1t is known that the
The Washington times., 1904-12-04

NH r. CLINTON PETERS, a Bal
m Jimore artist. declares that the
charw0men az the city hall
there are drst-cIass art critics
The Washington times., 1904-12-04
Mystery of Glamis Abbey.

~ ESURRECTED after untold ages
- of burial, the skeleton Of a
dinosaur Of gigantic proportions
is being prepared at Butte. Mon
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-29
WE'RE TREE JEWELLERS.
Another Contingent from Philippines
Passes Through Town..

Another contingent of Filipinos
passed through the city yesterday, en-
route to st. Louis to join the colony
Of the islanders there already. The
party was quite large filling two
tourist sleepers, and was composed OF
men, women and children.
Like those seen here some weeks
ago, yesterdays lot manifested the
utmost contempt for clothin2 and in
their native simplicity showed much
more of their persons than is admitted
to be good form in polite soce...
In this respect all were offenders,
the coy maiden coquettlshly smoking
a huge, black cigar being as Indifferent
to an exposure of her charms as the
pockmarked old savage was to an ex-
hibition of his scrawney chest. What
ever their habits at home may be,
it is certain that while en- tour the
'Pinos are not early risers, for many
still occupied their berths when the
train pulled into the station. Una
dashed by the presence of the crowds
Of curious ones that were lined up
along the platform, the late sleepers
lazily arose and without taking the
trouble to lower the blinds began to
make their toilets, causing some OF
the more bashful lookers-on to involun-
tarily turn their faces and with avert.
ed gaze comment on the innocence
and righteousness of savages.
In one of the cars were representa-
tives of a tribe of tree dwellers, at
least they were said to be such ~
the trainmen, who claimed to have
learned all about the crowd from the
man in charge of them. They did
not appear to be different from the
others, having the same Mcngolian
cast Of countenance and fiat features
and dilated nostrils. The only diff
ference seemed to be that they were
inclined to be more sociable, for they
yelled and nodded to the people out
side and displayed rows of yellow
teeth in smiles that reached from
ear to ear
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-29
WYOMING WOOL CLIP.
Estimates Indicate Decrease from
That of Last Year.

| Estimates Indicate Decrease from
That of Last Year.
A conservative estimate of the wool
clip of Wyoming this year places the
number OF pounds at about 26,7OO,OOO,
says the Cheyenne Leader. This es-
innate is based upon the supposition
that there are 100000 sheep in the
state and that each sheep will shear
an average of 67a pounds.
The clip of 1904, at this figure, will
be decrease of 100000 pounds from
that of 1903, and 100000 from that
of 1902. The decrease, in both in
stances, is due to readily perceptible
causes.
In 1902 the number OF sheep in the
state was 4,614,25O anu the average
fleece 71s pounds. The clip OF the
Year was 34,610,00O. In the fall of that
|year large shipments were made to
other states by flockmasters desiring
to reduce their holdings in the face
VI lHS pIUop0Cl VI d udIu Wlul0I anu
short feed. Therefore 1903 saw only
4,100,00O sheep in the state, and the
average clip was only pounds The
clip of the year was 28,7OO,OOO. pounds.
The winter just passed was a re.
markable one for mildness, but the
snowfall was so light that it was i'm
possible to range sheep on some OF the
best pasture in the state for long in
tervals, for the reason that not enough
snow existed to supply water for
drinking purposes. Ihe flocks were
compelled to feed along range in the
vicinity of watering places over and
over again, and this fact, coupled with
that of the mild winter did not induce
an abundant growth of wool, indicates
that the average fleece this year will
not exceed 611a pounds. 1t is taken
for granted that the number of sheep
in the state at this time does not vary
greatly from that at the shearing sea-
son last year.