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Smyrna times., 1907-07-31

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The Washington bee., 1907-04-27

Catholic church and the interior Of
the place has been changed to meet
the tastes of that sect. For many
years Hundred Oaks was, and, per-
haps, is yet, the handsomest home in
Tennessee, and its history is about as
interesting as the place is beautiful.
The castle, it might be called, sits
in the center of an elevated plat of
ground of about 80 acres. heavily
wooded Oak predominates, hence the
name
Some years before the war, the
Hunt family, one of the wealthiest in
middle Tennessee. bought the place
and erected the first brick residence
built in that section. 1t was then a
twO-stoTy but pretty house. The civil
war brought conditions that broke up
the family fortune and the place was
purchased by Gov. Albert S. Marks
soon after the war. He moved there
and occupied it as his home, rebuild
ing it at the same time. The place
was Completed as it now appears in
about 1872. 1t was handsomely finish
ed in hardwood and the old English
hall contained one OF the finest IL
braries in Tennessee. Gov Marks
loved company and frequently had
many guests there for weeks at a
time. Some II years ago the place
passed to Gov. Marks son, Arthur
who married Miss Mary Hunt, uniting
-
the new. A few years later Arthur
Marks sold the place to the Paulist
Fathers, having been converted to
that faith, and it has been made the
principal retreat for the order in
America. Priests of that faith come
there from every quarter of the United
States, and spend their allotted time
in reconsecration services and rec
reatiOn.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-27
FRANCIS p. CARAVAN.
assistant District Attorney of New
York City.)

while that was being done he has had
charge of the homicide bureau in the
district attorneys office in addition to
prosecuting makers of fraudulent
claims against fire insurance com
panies and taking the routine court
work which every member of Mr..
Jerome's staff has to do in his turn.
Mr.. GarVan is a young man, a few
years past the 80 mark He looks
younger, almost bOyish. An observer
Of the Thaw trial pictured him as the
man behind the gun" He was prompt
ing District Attorney Jerome in some
important technical piece of evidence
In the case. More than once Mr.
Jerome has spoken of the careful and
painstaking manner in which this
young man, who was an athlete at
Yale and got his early legal training
in the office of Col. James, got in shape
all the evidence concerning the killing
of Stanford White by Harry X. Thaw
Il never knew of a case better pre-
pared" was one remark made by MI
Jerome
In every criminal case, especially
the ones that are taken up by the
newspapers, an enormous amount of
anonymous information is sent to the
district attorneys office. If the case is
properly prepared all this information,
unless it is absurd on its face, must be
investigated. II has often been the
case that information furnished anony-
mously has been very valuable.
Scores of witnesses who think they
have something to tell are examined
only to show that they know nothing
Of value, but are seeking nOtOTiety and
feel that by being a witness of some
kind they will be able to get into the
court every day and hear the trial
Then there are cranks who look sane
enough, but have only theories which
they expound as facts. In every so
called big" case these persons have
70 be disposed of before any real work
is done, and all through the prepara-
ton of the case they have to be elm
mated.
1t requires enthusiasm, tenacity.
cleyeTness, a knowledge of the law
and human nature and common sense
to prepare a difficult case. II is all
done in the office, where the limelight
is shut on. One of the essential things
is to keep from the public, and there
fore the lawyers for the defendant,
what is going on-unless it helps the
prosecutions side of it.
Mr.. Garvan possesses all these quail
tiles. He has a great capacity for
woodwork that means many sleep
less nights. To his friends he is
known as Pete, Mike or Pat Garvan as
fancy dictates. Through il all he re-
mains young-so young that a district
attorney from a western city. a vet
eran of many cases, remarked when
Mr. Garvan was pointed out to him at
one OF the trials:
so that is Garvan, who has been
mentioned in our home papers SO
often. He is a mere boy"
The Washington bee., 1907-04-27

ing of materials. and he is a CORE
spending member of numerous So
cieties on that subject. He is a ma
tive of Boston, being born in 1S4S
His father was an Italian from Paler.
mo. while his mother was from Yer
mont. From the time of his appoint
ment to an instructorship in applied
mechanics in 1871 at the institute of
technology, his rise has been steady
in his chosen profession. Since 1888
be has been in full charge of the me
chanical engineering course, one of
the most important in the curricu-
lum.
His greatest work is his book on ap-
pIied mechanics with which all stu
dents of engineering are familiar to
a greater or less degree.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-27
SNIFF KISS ORIGINAL CAREss.
Ancients Did Not Understand Art of
Oscillation, Says Professor.

Philadelphia-The climax of inter
est at the recent session of the Ameri-
can Oriental society was reached
when Prof. Hopkins of Yale read his
paper on "The Sniff Kiss in Ancient
India
The paper was history of the kiss
as we know it. The learned professor
traced it from it's birth and proved
that the earliest peoples and earliest
times knew it not That there might
be no mistake he labeled the kiss of
to-day the genuine kiss" and "the
perfect kiss" Oddly enough, he finds
that the genuine kiss vas invented by
a woman. The description is given
in the epic Of ancient India which
treats of the science of love.
She laid her mouth to my mouth, -
recites the poet, "and made a noise
which gave me pleasure"
With that discovery, said Prof. Hop
kins, grew the fashion which has
since known no abatement.
The early peoples" he continued,
knew nothing of the kiss in any form
Had they known of it they would
have told something of it in the mass
of records that has come down to US,
for, surely, an act which conveys such
pleasure could not have been forgot,
ten.
With the development of the gen.
uine kiss. the sniff kiss disappeared
never to reappear II had served its
purpose and soon was forgotten"
The Washington bee., 1907-04-27
HISTORIC HUNDRED OAKS.
Handsome Country Home in Tennes
see the Retreat of PauIist Fathers.

Memphis.-The many prominent
families of Tennessee who were en-
teTtained at Hundred Oaks. the his
tOTic country home of Former Gov.
Albert s. Marks, near Winchester,
Tenn, during the life of that states
man would hardly recognize the beau
tiful old place should they visit it
again. The stately oak trees have
never been touched by the ak and
the outward appearance is about the
same as it was when Gov. Marks en-
tertained dignitaTies there so lavish
ly, but the interior has seen a revolu-
ton.
Hundred Oaks is now the retreat Of
the Paulist Fathers of the Roman
The Washington bee., 1907-04-27
ASSISTANT TO JEROME
FRANK CARAVAN is MAN WHO
PREPARES CASES.
Weeks and Months of Work Are often
Necessary to Prepare for Trial
That Lasts but
Few Days.

New York-There was trial in the
criminal courts building a short TINE
ago in which it took TWO days TO I-e-
sent the evidence TO the jury. Ii was
g trial of some lmI UUlalCe 10 the com
munity and for JLat reason there vas
some comment on the speed VIII
which it was disposed of Nothing vas
said about the time that had been
taken in preparing the case from the
standpoint Of the prosecution. AS a
matter of fact, two members Of the dis
trict attorneys staff had been engaged
for two months in examining wit
nesses and getting the evidence in
shape.
When the public hears OF trial that
lasts two weeks, or perhaps six weeks,
little attention is paid to the days and
weeks there are put in whipping the
case into shape.
There is a young man in the district
attorneys office to-day who has had
practically sole charge of preparing
five of the most important criminal
cases in recent years. He is Francis
P. Garvan, an assistant district attor-
ney. 1t is no exaggeratiOn TO say that
he has had a wider knowledge of the
inside history of the Nan Patterson
murder trial, the second Roland B.
Molineux trial Albert T. Patrick's
fight for life, the DOdge-MOrse mar
riage and divorce tangle and the Thaw
case than any other one man.
1t has been his job to get these cases
ready for presentation to the jury, and
The Washington bee., 1907-04-27
DIAMONDS
Put Your Money in Diamonds. No
Better Investment To-Day.

Put Your Money in Diamonds. No
Better Investment To-Day.
Prices in the Diamond market
are advancing, but onr prices haze
net been Gdvdnced in some time.
We still have a large collection OF
superb Diamonds which we bought
a considerable time ago at lower
prices than prevail today.
We shall not advance prices on
these stones. We are merchants
and not spectators and our fair
percentage of profit is all we ask.
So, as long as these Diamonds last,
it will be possible to buy them here
under the regular market for fine
stones.
Ladies Diamond Rings, $500 r.
$4,000.
Ladies Diamond Breaches, $3.50
to ST 900.
Diamond Earrings, $500 TO
$4,000.
Diamond Scarf Pins, 500 up.
Diamond Cuff Buttons, 800 up.
Diamond Studs, $1,000 up.
We have Ladies Handsome Dia-
mond Rings set in Tiffanv Mount
ing which we are selling at $1,000.
This will make an appropriate pres
ent for Christmas. Evcry stone a
ball of fire.
CLOCKS AND BRONZES
Clocks Of all makes-Amerlcani
French and German. We have a
Clock as cheap as $5.oo-must be
seen to be appreciated. All Clocks
kept in order for two years.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-27
KNIoHTED BY ITALYs KING.
Signal Honor for Prof. Lanz, a Me-
ehanieaI Engineering Expert.

Boston.-Prof. Gaetano LAMA, head
of the mechanical engineering depart
ment of the Massachusetts institute of
technology, has been knighted by
King Emmanuel III. of Italy.
The knighthood is of the order of
Mauritius and Lazarus, one of the
most important and ancient in Italy.
It's membership is small, being made
up wholly of men of signal ability who
are of Italian descent
Prof LAMA is known the world
over as an eminent authority on test
The Washington bee., 1907-04-27
BETWEEN GI&,H.

on Fine Silver, with Solid II
.Crucifx, Is cents up.
Emerald, Sapphire, Garnet !
by, Jade, Turquoise. Topaz. q
tai, and Coral Rosaries. stru,,
I4-Carat Gold-Filled Chain n
and $500. VIII make 4 handrl
Christmas present.
Solid Gold Rosaries. Ca
Stones, $4,000.
Rosarirs for special d,vos
viz: Immaculate Conceptia
AIMS, St. Philomena, St. Anhl
Seven Dolors, Infant Of Pn5
st. Joseph, etc, with prayers
English or German.
PRAYER BOOKS
High quality at low prizes, 1
as Key of Heaven, Manual Of h
ers, St. Vincent's Manual, v
Mecum, Sacred Heart, Folos
of Christ (by Kempis), Bibla
and New Testaments, etc. Wei
them in cases suitable for bn&
Christmas presents.
RELIGIOUS MEDALS
Religious Medals in Cod
Silver; Immaculate Concepda
Benedict, St. Anthony, s -
Infant OF Prague, St. VincsHi
Paul, St. Aloysius, e..
Eight-Day Sanctuary OIL 3
per gallon.
Crucihxes, hanging and stand
Candle Sticks in Gold Silya
Brass.
Sacred Hearts, Solid Cold
cents and SI.25.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-27
RINGS, LOCKETS, ETC.

RINGS, LOCKETS, ETC.
Gents Solid Gold Signet Rings,
$3.50 up.
Ladies Solid Gold Signet Rings.
$500 up.
Child's Solid Gold Signet Rings,
$I.oo up.
Ladies Solid Gold Medallion
Lockets, $500 up.
Ladies Solid Gold Crosses. $500
up.
Gents Solid Gold Lockets, $4.oo
up.
Ladies Solid Gold Bracelets,
$500 up.
Ladies I4-Carat Gold Filled
Lockets, $500 up.
We engrave the monograms on
them in the highest style of the art.
SILVERWARE
Silver Tea Sets, $1,000 up.
Silver Cake Baskets, $500 up.
Silver Cups for Children, SIPS
up.
Silver Baking Dish, 100.
Silver Butter Dishes, $3.50 up.
Silver Pickle Castors, $500 up.
The above silver is the Genuine
Rogers, which speaks for itself.
CATHOLIC GOODS
We have the largest line of Cath
olic Goods in the city.
Genuine Pearl Rosaries, IS cents
up.
Genuine Pearl Rosaries, strung
The Washington bee., 1907-04-27
MOODS of New South Wales.

The woods of New South Wales are
so varied as to meet the worlds re-
Quirements.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-08
AGENT KROM TALKS
Denies Several of Mir Gailey's
 Statements = No Deals He Says,

Editor Waterbury Evening Democrat:
 Have just seen clipping from some paper in your city relating to city coal contract. I simply wish to state that I was asked for prices by Mir Conway and gave him prices. No ropes or tricks were played by me, Mir Galley to the contrary notwith- standing. The matter simply resolves Itself into this. understand Mir Galley bid $7.50, and Mir Conway bid $6.75 and saves the city some $1.3G0. The kind of coal handled by Mir Galley cost $5.90 delivered on cars in April The price of our coal at the same time. $545. I wish to say further that not withstanding the statement of Mir Gailey's relative in Rochester. the coal was used for two years by the schools and university. l never heard of the janitor's strike, but If you are ac- quainted with janitors you know that could be easily arranged. The true facts of the matter are that Rochester elected an independent school board with the result that they have saved from fifteen to twenty thousand dol- lars on their coal bills within the last six years. This is in direct contrast with officials in your city, who re- fuse to take in the twelve cars and give it a fair trial next winter simply because a coal dealer objects and makes misstatements as to the facts.
 F. J. KROM.
 Sayre, Pa, Aug 6, '1007.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-08
CRESCENT BEACH CHAPEL.
To Benefit Roman Catholic Commu.
 nity at the Shore.

Crescent Beach. Aug S.-Announce- ment was made here Tuesday that because of the increase of the Roman Catholic community at Crescent Beach, Black Point and Mantle. chapel will be erected for services. Following the example of Sound View the building will be plain but large enough to ac- cOmmodate all Heretofore Catholic services have been held in the Casino at Crescent park, which was Ioanfi through the generosity of Colonel He man A. Tyler of Hartford Every Sunday a priest comes down from the city to Officiate. Colonel Tyler has refused to accept any remuneration for his kindness. but last Sunday a purse of so was collected and pres ented to the colonel
 A committee consisting of ex-Asses- sor James T. Farrell and John ]. Ward of Hartford and E. v. Wheeler of New Rochelle. V. |. was recently appointed. This committee has been looking over all available property foI the location of the chapel It mas now narrowed down the choice to a couple Of lots and one will he selected soon. Next spring the work of building will be begun. Plans will soon t1e drawn up for the style Of architecture and sire of the church. The cost will ie met hy personal subscription and otb- er means which may be devised hy the committee.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-08
THE $500 GRATUITY
Legislative Reporters Need It 10
 Live Decently.

The newspaper reporters who
 hustled around the capitol during
 the last session of the general as sembly are getting it in the neck for accepting the customary $500 voted at the close of the session. It may not be just the right thing to do,
 but even so 1t looks strange to see such hullabaloo raised over what has taken place in broad daylight while you don't hear a whimper about other things that are a darned sight worse. but the offenders happen to be bigger fellows than reporters.
 The people elect man to repre- sent them at Hartford and the moment he enters the Capitol a cor poration who wants to rob his con- stituents offers him a flattering re- tainer and he accepts 1t and makes it a point to earn the dust He is a moralist, of course, and pitches into the reporter. Some editors ac- cept neat sum, not to plug a mans game, but to remain passive during an election campaign. This editor, too, is great moralist, and he thumps the reporter all around the editorial sanctum. While this is go- ing on the public applauds the joker who accepted the retainer and the editor whose gun was silenced for a time when 1t should have been active.
 Do you see the point ? This is an age when things are done under cover and the reporters crime does not consist in taking the money, but rather in having the thing done in a public way. To be sure this Is not the popular side of the question, but it would be well to remember that a reporter who is assigned to the capitol is expected to spend dollar once in a while and his employee may not always take this into co T. sideration and as a consequence he loses more than he 5ains by the as signment even with the $500 gratitu- ity thrown in. You may say he is not obliged to go there but that's a question. If he happened to be assigned to the position he may have no alternative but throw up his job, and reporters like others are not all ways prepared to do this. The average editor does not know half as much as he thinks he does about the difficulties the reporter has to bear up under while engaged in ferreting out news and verifying it. It fre- quently costs something, but the editor rarely if ever takes this into consideration. Whats the reason d reporter shouldn't be abb to whoop 'em up once in while for his friends instead of always standing in the shade when questions involving dol lars and cents come lp?
 All things considered. tho reporter is employed longer. renders better service and receives less per hour for it than anybody connected with In any case ha la too good to be made football of and if editors who send reporters to Hart ford wouldn't be so stingy about wages the trouble over the newspaper gratituities would soon be thing of the past. -a9 sr-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-08
MooNsHINERs TO GO.
Business Which Bothered Govern
 ment About Wiued Ont

Washington. Aug S.-"The Passing of the Moonshiners" might well be the title of a story which has been writ ten in official reports to the govern- ment during the past half century. In that story is written much of ro- nance. poesy and tragedy. As a tale. 1t Is distinctly American. and 1t tells the life history of many a venturesome mountaineer and the members of bis family who have fought for what they believed to be a principle.
 The midnight of the illicit distiller has been sounded. He Is passing Into the shadows of romantic story and In few years he will be known no more forever.
 In the years. particularly since the civil war, he has given the government more trouble than many conflicts with foreign powers have caused. merely because he thought he was right. No man who ever came into personal con- tact with a manufacturer of ''moun- tain dew" could fail to be impressed with the idea that the moonshIner felt that he was well within his rights ao au auciiCdu catiLeu. III the Idet- nesses of the mountains. into which he was driven by those whom he re- garded as prosecutors. he thought the whole matter out for himself and be- came convinced that the government had no right to pursue him and pre- vent him from manufacturing whIs- key from the products of the soil which he raised himself He could not be made to understand why he should be compelled by the government to pay an internal tax on product of corn or rye while a miller was nor compelled to do the same.
 As a result the moonshiner unslung his long rife and. with powder and lead, fought the advance of the reve- nue agents. It was life for life and the frightful tragedies which have oc- cured In the south. where most of the illicit dlstilling was carried on. would make volumes of vivid reading.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-08
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

Miss Anna Garbarino of Bank street is on vacation to New York.
 Joseph Lee, Jacob. Reese and Joseph Darling are spending a weeks vacation at Savin Rock.
 John Kamack has accepted a position as conductor on the Bene- dict & Burnham ''switcher."
 Edward Donahue went up to Camp Washington again to-day. Camp will be broken Saturday morn ing.
 -The many friends of the Rev M. J. Ryan of Milford. who has often visited in this city. will undoubtedly be pleased to hear that he is to be located in this city.
 The taxpayers of Brooklyn should realize that is about time that this district was once more repre- scented by a man from this section on the board of education. There is no reason why this side of the city with its large number of school chill dren should not have some one from this district to look after its interests on the educational board.
 William Austin, we'll known in this section, figured in an accident in Worcester a few days ago, the in- juries of which proved fatal. Aus tin was brakeman and for several years worked in this city. He was known to almost all the old railroad men fin this city. He boarded in Brooklyn while in Waterbury. A couple of the local ''brakies" went to Worcester to-day to attend the fu- neral.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-08
IN COURT EVERY DAY
Soo Too Tang Case Adjourned
 Again Other Cases.

Unless the authorities in New Yorh city are heard from by Saturday morning 1t is very likely that Soc Too Tang. the North Main street celestian who is charged with grand larceny of $25O in New York last November. will be released from GUS. tody. The man is at present on bail Every morning since last Friday he has been obliged to appear in court with his counsel, Russell and Law. Tor, for the mere purpose of just showing up and having the case con. tinued. Every day the local police expect to receive the extradition pa. pers for Tang. This morning At. torney Russell stated to Judge Bur. pee that he wished the case put over definitely to Monday morning, unless an officer arrives from New York meanwhile with the necessary papers to remove Tang. He thought il hardly right to himself and Mir Law. Tor and their client to be obliged to come to court every morning for practically no reason at all. Judge Burpee said that he would adjourn the case to next Saturday and fl something definite or authoritative Is not heard from New York authori. ties by that time he will hear a mo. tion for the release of Tang.
 A case against young girl named Lizzie Monsanto for incorrigibility was put over week for investiga. tion.
 Michael Rail was charged with being drunk and common drunk. ard. He asked to be placed on prohibition" and he was committed to jail for ninety days.
 William McKenna, a cripple, wat charged with vagrancy. On the complaint of ex-Alderman Robert Walker, McKenna was arrested. Nil Walker stated that every afternoon at 4:30 McKenna planked himself on the sidewalk near the Farrel foun. dry and sticks out his hat for alms to everyone passing by. He thus held forth until 6:30. Officer Brick. el took him into custody and when searched at the police station $2.s6 was found on him in dimes, nickels and cents. McKenna was given the alternative of leaving town before tomorrow morning or going to jail for thirty days.
 Dominic Wenslauskis and An. thony Rogers were each fined $10 and costs for breach of the peace.
 Frank Belmonte, who said he is a railroad clerk, was charged with threatening to shoot people on Spring street last evening. Three or four testified they saw the revolver in his hands. while Belmonte said he merely tried to stop fight and said he would shoot unless the fighters ceased, at the same time making a motion toward his hip pocket. Ha was fined $10 and costs and took an appeal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-08
snip oa Fire . nubbl.h Raft.

ATLANTIC CITY. \. l.. Aug. g. The burning of a thirty foot raft of lumber and rubbish mile out to sea. late at night. brought an excited multi tude to the beach. Reports spread that a vessel was burning Rockets which had been placed on the raft burst high in the afr. and In response to the signals yachts. city Hfeloats and two government life crews ran out to the rescue. If was found that the raft was composed Of rubbish from the new pier in course of construction here. At