The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-11
pose of all mis- property during his
Imprisonment in Bloominpdale

pose Of all mis- property during his
Imprisonment in Bloomingdale.
The domestic arrangements at "The
Merry Mills" are largely in the hands
of George, faithful colored man, who
combines the functions of valet, chef
and butler. Five farm hands, who
occupy nearby tenant houses, complete
the roster of the help on the estate
For all that there is none Of the down
at the heel" look about "The Merry
Mills the estate is not kept up as
are many of its neighbors in this IA
vored region. Although John Arm
strong Chaloner is by no means living
in poverty, as has been pictured in
some instances, 1t must be admitted
that he is In reduced circumstances
as a result of the happenings Of a
dozen years ago. 1t is nard, for in
stance, for a man who Is as fond Of
thoroughbreds as is this Virginia coun-
try squire, to content himself with a
couple OF horses, when a near neigh
Dor has 125 head. However, II Chaloner
RECEIVERS possession of his fortune of
81 ,500,0 600 and an additional S263 900 of
accrued income. there will be a won
derful Transformation at "The Merry
Mills"
Almost every room in the Merry
Mills mansion betokens the literary
large library which opens to the right
of the central hall are lined with we'll
filed bookshelves and the overflow OF
books and magazines and manuscript
extends to the billiard room at the
rear of the house. On the left Of the
hall is the dining room, stately
apartment with a wealth Of old mahog-
any calculated to arouse the envy of
any collector Of antiques. Conspicu-
Gus among the furnishings Of this
room is a magnificent sldeboard that
was brought TO Virginia when the old
British barracks at Halifax were dis
mantled. On the second floor are the
sleeping apartments and Mr.. Chalo-
ner's private Office.
John Armstrong Chaloner, as we see
him today on his Virginia estate, is
splendid figure OF a man. Slender.
tall and erect, with the carriage of an
athlete and voice an actor might en-"
w, there is not In his manner or In
his conversatlon-the latter showing n
wide knowledge of currents events and
a keen interest in' the worlds affairs
to justify the most fieeting suspicion
of irrationalIty. A stranger meeting
him for the first time is Instantly
struck bv his remarkable resemblance.
full face, to Napoleon Bonaparte. IL
was this facial resemblance, by the
way. that cost Chaloner four years OF
misery in Bloomingdsle. Always
student Of the occult, ne. on one occa-
sion. entertained number of his
friends with a scientific experiment in
which Chaloner, in effect entering a
trance, sought to have his face re-
semble the death mask OF Napoleon.
1t was a harmless test. but Stanford
White, VINO was present, thcnceforth
constituted himself the busybody oil
this celebrated case and Immediately
took step 10 put bis friend In the
power of the New York alienists.
Chaloner. today. lives much in the
open His home In a cline where the
air Is mild but bracing. and the win
ters short aud lacking In severity. az
fords a continual invitation TO outdoor
athletics. Daily he goes for a long
gallop on a handsome. seven-year-old
sorrel mare. significantly named Red
dress" and during the warm months
fayorite playground is the magnih-
cent swimming pool which he has had
constructed on the estate-a mirror
like body OF water one hundred feet
In length, fringed with trees. and The
shore OF which Chaloner has already
chosen as his last resting place
The mysterious millionaire OF The
Merry Mills" whose pursuits are. for
tne most part, those OF an author and
lawyer. finds. like many another
brain worker. that he accomplishes
most in the solitude Of the night.
Alike to Alexander Graham Bell, the
famous inventor OF the telephone, his
Office hours are from 10 p. m. until 3