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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-07

solves the difficulty. II a prisoner
shows fight, he finds himself sud
denly confronted with what he i'm
AGNES Is a loaded revolver. In nine
cases out Of ten, it is sufficient to
take all the fight out Of him, he
throws up bis hands and gives in.
In the tenth case, perhaps, he is
either too frightened TO think Of his
danger or too desperate not to take
a chance and he springs at the
officer right in the muzzle OF the
gun.
Then, Of course, there is only. one
thing for the officer to do. He must
shoot. or the criminal may possibly
get the best of him. Armed with a
real gun, such a situation would
usually mean the death Of the crimi-
nal, but with the chemical gun, the
empowering fumes released with
the explosion Of the cartridge right
IN the face OF the advancing crook
would place him entirely at the
mercy Of the officer. who would then
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-07

sTHE British aristocracy and
wealthy classes have been
L driven by terror OF supersti-
ton TO confide many seemingly
haunted heirlooms and valuable OBJ
jects OF art TO the public museums.
There must be some Americans
IN a similar predicament Mrs.
Charles Gilpin, the noted society
beauty Of Philadelphia, is the pos
SCISSOR Of a singulsrly beautiful
emerald which she says has brought
her domestic misfortune and per
sistent il-luck. So afraid is she Of
the emerald that she never wears
it, ana noone can ma out what has
become Of it.
She might get rid Of her troubles
in the British way by turning her
emerald over to some respectable
museum. She has not the super
stitiOn-defying courage OF Mrs. Ed
ward Mclean, who has bought, and
is wearing, the beautiful Hope
diamond which has the most amRZ-
ing history Of tragedy and ill-luck
ever associated with a hfeless OBJ
iect-
Very strange behavior on the part
Of idols and images in the Victoria
and Albert Museum, London, has
called attention to the practice
among the British aristOcracy Of
banking their hOOdOos" in q mu.
scum
Watchmen left to guard the mu-
seuE at night have heard blood
cugdiing groans, unearthly cries,
Eoises suggestive Of the pattering
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-07

That when she Is acting according
TO the Buddha'B direction she never
fails to enjoy good fortune.
Scientific psychologists tell Us
that there nay be a basis Of fact
IN the yarns associated with these
idols and images. The inanimate
objects themselves can have no
power over human beings or events,
but It is possible that superstitious
persons, believing IN the super.
natural powers attributed TO the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-07

says thai 4 curious sixteenth cen
tury Flemish copper ever IN the
form Of human head, belonging 70
Dir. Morgan, has been heard uttsF-
ing uneaTthly groans az night.
Not al antique Idols and images
are credited with bringing mister
tune. Madame Catulle Mendes, the
noted Partisan novelist, Possesses a
strange little ivory BUddha which
she eonsults before embarhng in
any new undertaking. She says
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-07

cules, would be IN a position to put
up much Of a fight while in such
condition.
The shOtless gun is intended prin-
cipally for the protection Of tourists,
commercial travellers, doctors, cy-
clists, automobiles, bank officials.
mail carriers, watchmen and police
men. No one wants to kill a crimi-
nal unless il is absolutely necessary
Tor ones own preservation, and this
invention is intended to make such
a course unnecessary.
Chief William J. Flynn, Of the
United States Secret Service, has de-
cided to adopt this weapon for use
In the service. In rounding up
bands Of counterfeiters and other
offenders against the Feder~I laws,
the Chief believes the chemical gun
will prove just as effective and, at
the same time, more humane than
the ordinary weapon, which fire.
quently infiicts serious injury and
sometimes kills the prisoner. Over
powered by the fumes Of this
new gun, any criminal. however
dangerous, may be readily captured
snd by the time the effects Of the
vapor have worn of the prisoner is
safely manacled.
At the laboratories OF BendineE
& Schlesinger, at Third avenue and
Tenth street. New York one of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-07

Of ghostIy feet Many Of the keep
ers having certain antiquities IN
their care have suffered serious I'll
hess and other misfortunes-
Investigation has shown that
there are really In the museum
many objects which have had q
tragic and ul-Omened history.
Among them Is a carved teak
wood image Of Buddha, which be
ionged, until recently, to a Mrs.
Evans, whose father, a sea captain,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-07

cartridges used with the chemical
gun was thoroughly analysed. It was
found to comprise a pasteboard
holder with a Illuminating cap at one
end similar to that used IN the ordi-
nary bullet cartridge. Immediately
next to the cap was a small charge
Of coarse-grain gunpOwder. Then fol-
lowed a large charge of capsicum, or
red pepper, mixed with lycOpOdium,
an infammable yellow powder con-
sisting OF the spores Of club-mOss,
and a slight trace Of saltpetre. The
remainder Of the holder was filed
with lycOpodium.
With the pulling Of the trigger.
the cap explodes the gunpoWder and
the force Of the explosion unites the
red pepper and lycopOdIum and pro
duces the binding, suffocating vapOr
upon which the principle OF the
weapon depends.
To test the effect Of this cartridge,
Mr.. SchlesingeF procured a guinea
pig from his laboratory and dis
charged II at the animal at a range
Of some three feet The guinea-pig
seemed to suffer no pain, but was
unable to open its eyes for the space
Of a minute and seemed to have
some difficulty in breathing as the
fumes penetrated its nose and throat
The test, however. hardly did jus
tice to the weapon, for. naturally
enough, the guinea-plg was not in
the least alarmed at the sudden
sight Of the gun as a human being
would be and kept his mouth shut
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-07

eff Win an ordinary hrearm- ms
ewes and mouth open in surprise
and the gases generated by the
combination Of the chemicals en-
velop his head completely. pene-
trating his eyes and affecting his
sight
For several minutes he is pracd-
cally blind. simultaneously the mu-
eous membranes Of the nose and
throat are irritated and the victim
sneezes and chokes. For a minute or
two the victim finds it almost i'm
possible TO breathe.
It Is obvious that no individual,
even II be we're as strong as Her
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-07

TfHE buIIetless gun has at last
made its appearance. It Is
= a German invention and, IN
stead Of bullets, It shoots a gas
which temporarily blinds and chokes
the victim.
The cartridge used contains sew
ersl ingredients which, when eX-
n1oded. combine to form a vapor OF
a peculiar character. The gun Itself
ALTERS very little in appearance and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-07

Mummy case with extracrdl-
narily tragic history, that be-
lOnged to the late Lady Meux
scum. The man who drove It there
died within a week, while one VINO
helped TO carry II into the building
soon afterward had both legs cut
OF IN a railroad accident
The first man who attempted to
photograph the mummy case fell.
smashed his camera and cut his
face severely. The first journalist
who described the tragedies accom-
panying the object died soon after
ward
The daughter Of the Warehouses
Of Salisbury, who went TO look at
the notorious object, fell and
sprained her ankle. Other more
serious accidents followed and
finally the authorities withdrew
the case from public view On ao-
count Of the reign Of terror and ex-
element it had created.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-07

mechanism from the or
binary dOuble-action re-
Volver. It holds five
cartridges.
The action Of the va
por may best be imag-
ined by considering the
position OF the person
shot at. The appearance
Of the weapon, the re-
port and the flare Of
the powder combine
to convince the victim
that he has been shot
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-07

objects, may bring upon themselves
the troubles which they fear This
theory would account for some OF
the tragedies associated with the
Hope diamond.
Another prominent British hoodoo
Is the mummy case Of the Egyptian
high priest Nes-Amsu, which be-
longed to the wealthy and eccentric
Lady Meux. The original discoT-
ersr Of the artist Whistler, the
widow OF q wealthy baronet, she
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-07

put the handouts on him and march
him on.
For this reason, after I have
given the new gun a thorough test. I
shall insist upon all Of my men
carrying it when engaged fn work
not apt to require a regular -
YolVer. For the ordinary policeman.
however. I hardly think that the gun
would be sufficient, for in the ma
Jorlty Of cases in which the police
officer is called upon to use a gun at
all, he shoots to bring down a fugl-
tive, and, obviously, the chemical
gun would not do that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-07

garrison at L,adysmith during the
Boer War by taking his naval guns
into the besieged town at the criti-
cal moment He is considered one
Of the bravest men in the British
navy. But he was not brave
enough to keep the mummy case
Of the Egyptian high priest and he
turned 1t over 70 the museum.
Another object IN the museum
seemingly possessed Of super
natural qualities is a bambino, or
holy child, lying on a miniature
four-pOst bed hung with Neapolitan
and Burmese charms. It originally
belonged 70 Lady Neviu, whose
sons complained that a constant
series Of misfOrtunes pursued them.
They therefore turned the hand
some and valuable relic over to the
museum. Presumably in this case
the misfortunes must have hap
pened because a holy relic had been
removed from its proper resting
place IN a church.
Even before the recent alleged
activity OF the haunted objects In
the Victoria and Albert Museum all
England was excited by the strange
behavior Of the mummy case Of the
priestess Of Amen-Ra
This priestess, Hetare By name.
belonged 20 the royal family of
Egypt. In early lie she was OF.
dained a priestess Of Amen-Ra. but
on the accession Of her brother as
Pharaoh Amen-hOtep ", she fol
lowed the new religion TO which he
belonged and left the temple OF
Amen-Ra. Thus she may have IN
CURED the wrath Of the ancient
gods. =
A party Of four young English
men secured her mummy in its case
some thirty years ago. Before they
left Egypt the mummy was stolen
and subsequent misfortunes fol
lowed the case. One OF the young
men was crippled IN Egypt and an
other was shot shortly after reach
ing England. A third died suddenly
and the fourth followed him after
losing his large fortune
The sister OF the last hastily pre-
scented the mummy case to the mu
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-07

try.
Among them was the
III mummy case OF Mes
VII Amsu. a magnificent re
presentation Of the dead
~ prfest, whose body IL once
contained, IN red, green,
HACK and gold upon wood.
II was presented to Lady Meux
nv walter Ingram, a noted trav-
a1ler He was killed in an ele-
,bant hunt shortly after making
me gift. The case bears an In
sorintion stating that a curse VIII
fan upon him who removes 1t from
its resting place
Lady Meux, who was a vigorous
character, defled the curse, and GER
tainly It did not prevent her from
living TO an advanced age. But she
became eslranged from all her
friends. She quarrelled violently
with Whistler.
She quarrelled as savagely with
her husbands relatives. She had
no children and thus she had the
bitterness OF knowing that her
treasures must 90 to her husbands
hated relatives or pass into the
hands of strangers.
She left the bulk Of her property.
Including the mummy case OF Mes
Amsu, TO Admiral Sir Hedworth
Lambton, a brother OF the Earl OF
Durham. The Admiral is distin-
guished for having saved the British
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-25

Benjamin Altman, the New York
merchant, left $50, 600, 900 to public
causes Most mil1ionaires feel that
their families need about that sum in
order to be comfortable.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-25
ENGLISH MANSIONS
GO BEFORE TORCH
Of The ARSONETTES

London, Oct. 25.-Apart from the
country houses burned in recent
months by the inceidiary brigade of
the suffragettes, England has of late
suffered some other serious losses in
the destruction by fire of well known
country mansions
A number of county landmarks
have gone, the latest being Welder-
share Park Mansion, the country seat
of Earl Guilford, situated a few miles
out of Dover. In most cases defec-
tive electric wiring has been the
canse of the fires, so that the loss
can be put down to the demand for
modern comforts in country homes.
Waldershare. Park was the resi-
dence of Lord North, George Ills
minister, to whose obstinacy England
owed the loss of the American col
ioniesL He succeeded his father as
Earl Guilford, and the present Earl is
a direct descendant of his. For CEN
kuries past the occupants of country
mansions like Wa1dershare Park have
had to be satisfied with the light OF
candles, or in some few cases gas, but
with the advent of electric light and
the extension of the systems to the
country there has been q s-eady de-
ing and with it a greater number of
lfres- In the case of the Eerl or
,SufIfords residence the wiring for the
electric lighting was only just being
installed so that it could not be held
directly responsible, although it was
the indirect cause, one of the electri-
clans leaving a light at the top OF
the building which during the night
set IRE to the woodwork.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-25
WOMAN TRIES T0LEAP
THROUGH CAR WINDOW
when FIRE BREAKS OUT
Crossed Wires on WeStpOrt-
NOrWalk Car Start Blaze in
Woodwork.
Especial to The Farmer.)


Westport, Oct. 25-A trolley car be-
longing to the Connecticut company
running from this place to NorWalk
caught fire about 10 o'clock yesterday
morning. 1t appears that some of
the wiring of the car became crossed
with the result that some of the wood
work caught fire. The car was stop
ped and the fire put out by the crew
OF the car. One young lady who nap
pened to be aboard became very
much frightened and wished to jump
through the windows when smoke
was first discovered. A man who
happened to be sitting near her at the
time took her arm and held her until
the car had been stopped. The dam
age to the trolley will amount to al
most nothing.
1t is expected that a report will be
sent to the selectmen by a large num-
Der of residents of this place about
the conditions of some of the roads.
1t has been said that some of the
roads are in the worse condition at
the present time then they have been
for some time past.
The funeral Of John Marvin who
died at the home of relatives on State
remains were placed aboard a train
and taken to Newport, r. l., where
they were buried in the Island City
cemetery. Funeral Director Fable ac-
companied the remains
Miss Marie Kelley of Ansonia was a
recent visitor in, this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones of Nor
walk are spending a few days with
friends in this place.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Temple lodge, F. and A. M. was held
at their hall on Thursday evening. At
this time the Fe11owcraft degree was
worked on two candidates. A special
meeting to be held on Thursday even
ing, November 6, when the Master
Mason's degree will be worked.
Miss Katherine Smith of Main
street who has been spending few
days as the guest of friends in Bridge
port has returned to her home in this
city.
Frank Mcclure of Fairfield is
spending a few days as the guest of
friends on State street.
George Ennis of Crosshighway
street is entertaining friends from
New York city.
Miss Edith Hermanzie of Crosshigh-
way is spending a weeks vacation at
home in this place. Miss Hermanzie
is employed at the factory of the
Eastern Underwear company.
Miss Anna Harris who has a large
summer home in Greens Farms has
closed that place and left for her
home in New York city.
Clark N. Kirk of Bridgeport is
visiting at the home of relatives in
this place.
The Misses Anna and Mary PETERS
of Greens Farms are having their
home rernodeled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-25
SURE TYPHOID
CURE CLAIMED
Human Serum Used BY Harri-
man Laboratory Experiment
ter.

San Francisco, Oct 25-Dr- George
r. Carson of the Southern Pacific rail-
road medical force announces the dis
covery of what he asserts is a, cure
for typhoid fever without vaccina-
ton.
F9is method is a variation of the
mode of handling diphtheria. AS the
lower animals cannot contract typhoid
DR.. Carson uses human serum.
The treatment begins with the in
lection of the serum from the blood
of a convalescent case into the pa
tent There is generally a rise in
temperature, but normal is usually
reached on the day following injec-
ton. In three or four days, if the
temperature rises, another Injection
is given.
The serum treatment appears to
have aborted the disease in every case
tried. Severe cases are made mild.
The longest time that elapsed before
the patient became entirely normal
after treatment was sixteen days, thus
robbing the patient of the horrors of
the third week of complications.
These experiments and the discov-
cry were made possible by the fact
that Mrs. E. H. Hartman endowed
the research laboratory here with $780,
oOO
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-25
EASTON

The Misses Mary A. Gillette and Dor
othy Gillette are spending a few days
in Hartford, while there being the
guests of friends. Misses Gi1Iettes
also attended the teachers convention
on Friday.
The young people of the Baptist
church are to have a Halloween so
ciable at the parsonage on Friday eve
ming. The committee who have charge,
Messrs. Willard S. Gillette, Clarence
B. Andrews Stanley Bilbins, Fred B.
Candee, Mrs. John H. Wheeler and
Mrs. Arthur E. Wheeler and Miss
Martha Andrews met at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Wheeler of
Silver Hill Farm on Thursday even
ing to plan for the event. There
will be witches fortune tellers and
all that goes to make up good time
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Edwards Of
Stratfeld were entertained on Wednes-
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence B. Andrews at Rock House.
Mr.. Frederick G. Haeublein has re-
turned to his home at Adams Corn
ers, having spent a few days in Hart
ford While there he attended the
gathering of Knights of Pythias.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-25
SUES HEADS OF
TWO COUNCILS
National Coss.scil of Daughters
of Isabella Acts Against Sc
ceding Members.

New Haven, Oct. 25-The national
council of the Daughters of Isabella
has brought an Injunction suit against
seeding officers of Loyal and San Sal
vador councils, and has secured an
order from Judge Edwin B. eager of
the superior court to prevent the
spending of any of the funds of those
some trouble in this organization for
some time, and ten days ago members
of Loyal and San Salvador councils
held what their opponents claim was
"snap" meeting and voted to dis
solve the councils. The funds of the
different circles remained in the hands
Of the officers.
Mrs. Isaac Booth, grand regent, and
other national officers claim that the
majority of the members of these two
circles are not in accord with the So
called insurgents Judge Edwin B.
eager has issued a temporary injunc-
ton restraining the seeding officers
disposing of any of the circles money.
The suits are against Catherine Hines,
treasurer, and Catherine Fitzgerald,
financial secretary, of Loyal Circle,
and against Lille G. Kelley, treasurer
and Margaret McKeon, financial secre-
tary of the San Salvador Circle.
tho November term of the superior
court. The funds of Loyal circle
amount to $500 and the funds of San
Salvador circle to about $1,000.
The secession of the two circles was
due to a fight with the national officers,
who the insurgents charge are max
ing a close corporation out of the ma
tional offices.
The two suits are brought through
Lawyer Charles r. Roberts. The pa
pers were fled in the superior court
yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-25
RATKAN DISTURBANCES
/ WRECK PHONE SERVICE

vienna. Oct 25.-Because of the
recent war in the Balkans, it is i'm
possible for. thousands of Would-be
Telephone subscribers in Vienna to get
Rervice. There is little chance to-day
10 get a telephone in your house un-
der a year, and the reason is thai
khe money ordinarily expended by the
government on telephones in Wanna
has been diverted for military purpos-
e The public is indignant; there is
ksonstaut complaint of Interruptions to
The service; the breaking of connect
hons during conversations, outside
noises ON the line, ct cetera, but all to
NO purpose. There is no money to
Eperld on the system; nearly all the
rEorkmen have been dismissed, and
promised for this fall has been 1ndef-
bniteIy postponed.
For several years past Vienna has
suffered from what might be called
h veritabIe telephone famine The
demand for telephones quickly ex-
hausted the capacity of the govern
snent system No private person could
hope to get q telephone under a year
ior SO. and when the time came to put
in the apparatus nothing was ever
done before an official had called to
Inquire if the telephone was still de-
sired. 1t frequently happened that
the intending subscriber had grown
tired of wafting-sometimes he was
dead-before the telephone was in
sight. An interesting story has just
come to light which explains what
was done with a part of the moneys
diverted from the original telephone
appropriation and also shows the bu-
reaucrattc methods prevailing in Aus
kria- When the mobilization was in
fun swing last winter Galicia was
Hooded with troops, the War Office
linked up gendarmerie posts and mil
atary encampments with telephones in
great haste This was in a thinly
populated country where the tele-
phone was scarcely known. After the
war scare was over there was no fur
kher use for these telephones for mill
Atary purposes, but the poles, wires
and call stations were left standing.
Now the small towns and villages
Through which the telephone passes
have asked to be allowed to use it,
Out the government refuses permits
sion unless these communities pay the
cost of construction. AS they are en-
ltireIy unable to do so all this costly
Installation, made at the expense of
the taxpayers including those in Gal
1cia, stands idle and is left to rust and
decay.