The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-08

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niond ~ ICY karats the real stone be.
ing at Windsor. Also in this pift Oh
thest ower on the terrace 81 d gun cafs
taage which bore the body Of Queen
Victoria 10 her grave. (; a 5Ss
The white Tower. ii the fnost
renowned and also the tallest. It's
walls are 10 feet thick and Is Shllea
with arms ~ offence and defence or
all the ages. y 4: s.lf
!, The arnior OF the earliest ages was
composed of large, thick plates, with
a few joints which would permit sol.
der to walk, II he was strong enough.
The plates were so clumsy and heavy
that when a knight was "unhorsed' 1t
meant almost sure death because it
was impossible to remount with as
slstance. Time, however. changed the
armor so that instead Of the, bulky
plates, the suits Of mall were made OF
light scales, which allowed great flex.
ibility OF limbs. In this department
are arms for all the ages and for all
sizes Of men; from the great brawny
knight to the delicate little prince. One
suit in particular was noticeable on &C.
count Of its small size. 1t was made
for a prince who was II years old and
who died before he got to use It.
Here also are great many eques.
trian statues with their knights ar
ranged In chronological order. so az
to show the different ages through
which English warfare has passed.
Here also are stored the instruments
Of torture which were used in former
times In administering English jus.
tfce." The thumb screw, the blocks,
the ak and other devices are much
In evidence in this part OF the tower.
We then went across court yard
paved with cobble.stones. The guards
for this place are old soldiers who
have merited some reward upon fiell
Of battle. They are given the title Of
."Beef.eaters." They are very pompous
and important individuals, and very
quickly one will have to answer to q
"Beef-eater" II he at all trespasses or
goes where he should not. Near the
center Of this court Is stone with
an Inscription which tells that at one
time here stood the scaffold. How.
ever, very few executions took place
here. a few private ones, but the ma.
jority OF executions were public ones,
and were done on Tower Hill. Right
to the north OF this court Is the church
"a part of the tower. 1t and It's
graveyard are the saddest places per.
taps in all England: with the recoi.
lection of Its executed dead. West Of
this location is Beanchamp Tower,
the place where the most famous plot-
tiers and contrivers against the gov
eminent were imprisoned.
A few words now about part Of
London not often discussed, south OF
the Thames and known as the Surrey
side. Here Is the REGION which held
the Globe and Blackfuai thcaters.
places of amusement leased by Shake.
speare when he came to London and
began to act. Close here Is also the
church wherein Shakespeare and hts
companions were denounced by the
Bishop rs worthless fellows. At this
church, there was held last July ser.
vice Of peculiar interest to Americans,
In this church 800 years ago John Har.
ward, the founder of Harvard Univer.
sity. was baptfsed. A chapel in this
church was built in his honor and ded
icated last July. In this region Is
also the site Of tile famous Tabard
Inn. the meeting place OF the Chan
Ger pilgrims. as well as the. site Of
the White Heart Inn. made famous
in Charles Dickens "Pickwick Pa
pers.' These buildings were torn
down 30 years ago to make room for
modern Institutions. In his remark,
Prof. Mercer next week will take up
the English Lake regions: Friends
and patrons of the school are invited
to attend chapel next Thursday morn.
Ing and hear his address.