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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05

Sea and keif is the very heart OF the
river trade. Naturally large part OF
the commercial section is In the hands
of the Jews, whose places of bushes
range from the fine stores on the
krcstiatik--tl4 main street Of Keif.
to the ehant'es If the pof1l fietr!ct.
where the poorer class Of Hebrews
make their homes and which has
been the scene OF numerous disgrace
ful uprisiEgs against the Jews. 1t Is
from this part of the city that Amer
lea draws her Immigrants, for these
people are eager to leave Russia and
have society for the purpose OF send
ing immigrants to America. a GER
tain amount is contributed by those
who wish TO go or to send G. son or
daughter, and every month lots are
drawn to determine who the fortunate
one is to be. After the immigra ants
are settled in the United States they
are obligated to repay the passage
money to the society for the purpose
OF helping others. There have been
few instances where this contract has
not been fulfilled.
Wealthiest Sacristy i'm Russia.
The wealth of the Keif Lavra is
enormous, and its sacristy IS said to
be the richest in the empire. From
the earliest times It has been the GUS
tom of every royal parsonage who Wis
its Eeif to mako some costly present
to the sacristy. Once, however, it
seems there was an exception to this
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05

1t 10 painted on cypress now black
with age and shows the Mother Of
God stretched upon her death bed
with Christ and one of the Apostles
standing at her head and Eve others
at her feet Every limo OF the picture
Is traced out with precious stones,
every head has halo Of hrili!ants,
md an enormous diamond glitters
above the head Of Christ. AT pres
ent tho picture is in Il Eilded frame
covered with glass. This WAS done 70
protect the jewels as a. one time
pilgrim accidentally Kissed away one
of the largest diamonds. after which
it was deemed advisable to cover f.
with glass to protect Il from further
injury. The precious relic is said to
have been brought from Constant
noplo in 1919 by the builders OF an
early church who declared that they
had received It direct FROM the Mother
OF God.
Picturesque Street Scenes.
But Keif is not wholly given over
tc religion, for It has modern shops
hotels and banks, L abounds ~ u
CONF rtGb'e on,-tor5a dtcskiea. No
side by side. II even has the modern
pest of mosquitoes, which thrive in
the Dnleper N midsummer and make
life miserable FOR the FOREIGNER. To
those who love to study characters
and customs Keif IS a real joy .or 1t
seems that all parts of Russia meet
along It's highways There are the
stud in their blue
and grey uniforms, long, Unkempt hair
and brass buttons; there are the black
robed. velvet capped monks and rag
9ed pilgrims with their feet bound
in burlap or straw, and there are the
jews rich and poor. with their bright.
intelligent faces and unmistakable He
brew profiles. Military men In their
gaudy uniforms ride in the streets On
splendid prancing steeds, sober faced
bankers and merchants wend their
way through the wide thoroughfares
OF the business section. vi lie here
and there one catches a glimpse Of
Handsomely gowned, dark-eyed Rus
sian women slipping tea in the cafc7
TO complete the picture.
Religion and commerce are strange.
" Blended together IL th.8 interestir
metropolis Of Southern Russia.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05
of the passers by. thus hoping to at
frlnt liz.

or the passers by, thus hoping to at
tract attention by their picty.
Many Of the beggars are fakes
healthy men and women who are too
lazy to work and who use this method
to make a living. The writer discov-
cred this by throwing q few kopecs
from the carriage. Beggars who had
been blind a few moments before sud-
denly regained their sight and TONED
in the scramble for coin, while others
who seemed hopelessly lame droppej
their crutches and pursued the car
rage. In narrating these experienc :
1t must be understood that there Is no
disposition to disparage the genuinely
religious spirit of hundreds OF the pill
srims who flock to Ke!f in obedience
to their conception of their duty to
God. but It seems in that country beg
CARS, thieves and fakirs come in in
creased numbers upon the occasion of
the pilgrimages and all attempts to
get rid of them have failed
Keif-Three Citics.
Keif is not one city. but three, each
with its own Notifications. The old
town enclosing one OF the cath drals
and the palace of the metropolitan
has an almost unassailable position,
and was In the remote ages a Slav-
oman Pantheon sacred to the Roman
Jupiter and other savage gods. The
new town is separated from the old
by a ravine and stands on a plateau
high above the shores Of the Dneiper
River. The famous Mecca cc the pill
Erims with It's dignlled architecture
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05

the United States is that OF Ohio ].
Bierly. of Pittsburgh, Pa, President
of the American Society of Antique
Weapon Collectors, 1t comprises
about 1000 specimens valued at sl5.-
geo, and includes many rare and
costly types; and is a complete cx-
position Of the development OF ar
mortal art pertaining to small fire.
arms. But the largest and most COM
plete collection Of these weapons in
the country is owned by William Law
renee. a millionaire, Of New York
City, who has about 100 specimens.
In value this collection is surpassed
by that Of Stokes Kirk, a Philadelphia
millionaire, who Is said to have the
greatest aggregation OF antique small
arms on this side Of tho Atlantic,
OF especial interest to collectors are
the Colt revolVers in the Bierly ex-
hibit, 90 in number forming one Of
the most complete and valuable sets
of Colts in this country. This famous
weapon was the first practical revol-
YER and was the invention Of m
American, Samuel Colt. BY revolver
armorers mean pistol with revolving
oreech and one or more barrels.
Tho premier collection in Boston
belongs to Frank Il. Sibley. also a
millionaire. Other fno collections
are those OF Jacob Stein Of New
iork' millionaire; r. d. Stewart, Of
Baltimore W. A. Jones. of Chicago,
and the Van Rensselaer, (of New Jer-
sey' and the DAILY collections, of New
York.
This passion for amassing firearms
Is largely due TO the realization, IN
late years. of the mighty influence
such weapons have had In making
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05
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world. II was therefore natural that
gun making rapidly became a leading
industry: and it is proof Of the skill
OF the early gunsmiths that even to-
day, with improved machinery, no
better wrought or finer ornamented
arms are turned out than they made
TWO centuries ago.
Prior to the Pequot War (16S7)
match locks only We're to be had. but
after this they We're superseded by
the more efficient fint-locks. Blum
derbusses We're also utilized by the
nrst coloni6ts. BY scattering the Shot
they did fearful execution at close
quarters. All these arms, however.
had to give away before the peerless
trustworthy rifle, the invention OF
Americans. 1t was evolved about
1850: but was not the primordial rife,
for as early rs 1900 Germans and
Palatine Swiss Fabricated arms of this
kind; and, emigrating to Eastern
Pennsylvania, set mp gun-shops.
where most Of the colonial rifles were
made.
Remarkable Precision Of American
Rife.
The age proved axiom that neces.
sity IS tho mother of invention IA
shown in the case of tho famous Ken
lucky or "Kaintucl5" rifle. Life In
the Wilderness mad u reliable weapon
next to indispensable--and American
ingenuity solved the question. With
a good Kentucky rifle nails can be
driven into wood at 300 PAGES. The
gun had a long, graceful barrel OF
l.,tt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05

lIrcd L0uisDurg, saved the British a.
Hraddock's Field. performed decisive
service at quebec (Which lost France
all Of North Amerlca), and IN the Rev
oIution brought about the evacuation
Of Boston, the surrender at Saratoga,
and won the battles at Eutaw Springs
Cowpens and GQilford CcUgt House
In the latter war England had only
two rifle commands and Hessian or
German rifles were Inefficient
All kinds Of pistols were used BY
The colonisJs single and multi sho',
aint-lock and rihed. Military. sport
ing and duelling pistols We're smooth
bore; many bearing the hallmdrks OF
celebrated London and Philadelphia
makers. The Highlander pistol, q
distinct type, will live in history a.
one Of these was used for hrins the
first shot OF the Revolutionary War
on Lexington Green.
III 1914 se.f-acting revolver Of
crude mechanism was turned out IL
England, followed few years latec
by the invention of Elisha Collier,
Boston born, who made q nint-loch
revolver o. correct balance, simple
mechanism and elegant appearance.
II was the most successful OF the pre-
percussion arms Of small variety.
For the famous Samuel Colt, born
in Hartford, Connecticut. was reserved
tho honor Of inyeuuug the first prac-
teal revolving plstOl-this In 1885.
The chambers OF this weapon were
loaded with powder and bullet from
tho muzzle END. and each chamber
had nipple that required To he cap
ped. II WAS me invention Of the cop
per cap, about 1915, and probably In
this country. that made the colt re
volver possible. This efficient arm
proved Ats usefulness in the Seminole
War end in Texas. and later IN Mex
leo and California. Colts reviewers
were regulation arms In the Civil
War.
Experts predict that the automatic
pistol Is bound % supersede the au
tomato revolver such weapons a.
built on the principle OF the repeat
ing rifle, the recoii opening the breech,
extracting the case, cooking the pis-
toI, relo2iing the chamber. and clos
ing the breech
II may surprise many people to
learn THAI rlhing the barrel was known
in Europe as early as 1900; but, ow-
ing to lack of efficient firing arrange
ment, The discovery was OF little or
no value. Bullets, at first spherical
bodies three-quarters Of an inch cali
hre, evolved into the elongated type,
and have become constantly smaller
but of vastly increased velocity aal
penetrative power.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05


~ the United States. particularly
(nilllonaires and other rich men, who
Frequently purchase rare specimens
pr the armorer's art worth their
weight In gold. So great indeed has
peen the increase in the number of
projectors in the last decade that they
pre- now estima ted at no less than five
thousand; whereas ten years ago they
flo not exceed Ave hundred. And
MS does not include that vast army
pr amateurs who amass a few arms
10 hang on the walls of their "dens."
Eithin the decenium noted antioue
Firearms have quadrupled in money
Value.
A considerable part of this enthu-
iasm for the weapons of our fore
athers is being focused on pistols
nd reVolvers as these are more easily
banded than guns and take up far
ess space in the matter Of cases cab
pets, wall area, etc. Every city, VII
age and hamlet is constantly being
earched for a "fnd" Of bargain: a
)erringer duellng- pistol; a "Har-
ar's Ferry" fiint-iock OF 1906; or a
lrimordial Colt, Single pistols now
ring as much as $3.50, quite fire.
uently $3.50 or more, Pistols and
evolvers Of the days OF yore are very
much scarcer than nluskets and rifles,
or the former were costly as COM
AIRED with the latter hundred years
go.
Many Fine Collections.
One Of the largest and finest col
bottoms of pistols and reYolvers in
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05

Of the accusation that the blood
OF the boy had been used in Jewish
religious ceremony became known as
the ritual murder case" drew atten-
ION to one Of the great cities OF the
world and one which was the seat of
early Christianity. Even today It is
place Of pilgrimage, for at least one
hundred thousand devout Russians
come from all parts of their country
each year to pray at the old Keivo-
Percherskaya Lavra-the Jerusalem
OF Russia. Peculiar, though interest
ing, in their appearance; strange and
almost weird In their conduct are
these men and women led by a super
stittous religious fervor who come into
the city foot-sore and weary from
their long Journeys invariably made
on foot. When a few miles away they
fall on their knees as they see the
sacred city afar, her holy places with
their gilded domes shining In the sun
as light upon a hill which cannot
be hid. Holy keif!" they cry. Holy
keif is In sight.!" and every hand is
raised to make the sign Of the cross.
After several prostrations and pray
ers they come IN groups into the city.
Often the women will 81. on the
the town to rest before going up the
long hill to the Lavra. where hours
Will be spent in fasting and prayer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05
Z|1ZG%HZCcX[H <CZoZOX
Small Fortunes Invested In the Collecting of These
Interesting Arms The Pistol Had Many
Shapes and Sizes Before Evolving
Into Its Present Form.

Of antique fire.
arms is becoming passion
, with thousands OF persons in
the T7nited States particularlV
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05

One Of the largest and finest col
.tions Of pistols and revolvers in
The Holbrook news., 1914-02-20
Local Brevities

Ernest Walker of Adamana, was in town Tuesday.
 John Pearce was here from Woodruff, during the week.
 c. H. Brown has purchased a new 35 Case automobile.
 Mrs. J. W. Lockhart is report ed quite i'll this week at the Thomas ranch.
 Miss Dee M. Moss was in Hol- brook the early part of the week from Winslow, visiting among friends. Y
 Mrs. Ella Hopen. of Pinedale. was in Holbrook during the week.
 Last week Walter McLaws sold a Ford car to P. D. Kiddoo of Winslow, and to Lester Fuller of Winslow, an Overland roadster.
 Attorney Clarence H. Jordan went to Flagstaff last Tuesday where he represents clients in the Coconino county superior court.
 
 Mir. and Mrs. John Flake ar rived in Holbrook last Saturday from Salt Lake City, and pro- ceeded by auto to their home in Taylor on Monday. MT. Flake and Mrs. Flake, who was Mrs. Dewitt, journeyed to Salt Lake City some three weeks ago where they were quietly married.
The Holbrook news., 1914-02-20
Forest Service to Log Roads

An order has been issued by the District Forester at Albu- querque instructing forest off cers who use motor vehicles for travel, to carefully log all roads for travel. It is hoped that by the end of the coming field sea- son most of the motor roads with in the national forests and par ticUlarly those frequented by tourists, will be logged. Notes will be made in regard to dis tances of travel: condition of the road; surface, such as mud and sand; and other information of use to travellers. While this in- formation is being primarily col lected for official purpose. yet it is planned to supply it to the public.
The Holbrook news., 1914-02-20

s. w. Jaques is in town from Lakeside. He is one of the prom inent wool growers of that sec ton and is here on some matter pertaining to his business inter- ests.
 MT. and Mrs. Herbert Richard son who were en route to Araibi, Arizona, where MT. Richardson will conduct the Blue Canyon Indian Trading Post. spent a short tune in Holbrook the early part of the week.
The Holbrook news., 1914-02-20
Voters Take Notice

TO THE QUALIFIED ELEC- TORS and VOTERS, of Holbrook, Arizona School District. No. 8, Navajo County, State of Arizona, notice is hereby given that there will be an ELECTION held on the 14th day of March, 1914. at the North Side School House in said District, between the hours of 10 A. M. and 4 P. M., purpose of said election being to Vote on a Bond Issue of Fifteen Thous- and dollars, for the purchase of Grounds, the building of a School House and Furnishing same. The Judges appointed for the above election are, w. F. Will Hams, w. R. Scorse, and W. B. Cross.
 Dated at HoIbrook, Arizona, this 14th day of February, 1914.
 w. E. WOODS
 JOHN FLANAGAN
 L. D. DIyELBESS
 All members of Holbrook
 School Board.
The Holbrook news., 1914-02-20

has taken position at the Cot tage hotel.
 Dr. Chas. Jarvis. was down from St. Johns last Sunday. vis- iting with the family of his son, Arthur Jarvis.
 Deputy Sheriff D. Trammel, was in town from Winslow, the first of the week, on official busi- ness.
 w. F. Williams. of the Dagg Mercantile company, .Winslow. was a Holbrook business visitor last Tuesday.
 E. J. Marty, the merchant and and Indian trader of Indian Wells has recently purchased a new 35 Case automobile.
 Supervisors Barnett Stiles and J. E. Richards made a trip to Taylor this week to look over the Shumway road which is to be changed.
 Mir. George Gardner, famill1ar- ly known by his many friends as "Uncle George, was in Hol- brook Tuesday on some matter of business and visiting among friends.
 J. E. Jones, one of Coconino county's brightest legal lights, was here from Flagstaff the first part of the week, attending to some matter incident to his pro- fession. in the superior court.
 Jess Pearce and Elmer Mineer are matched for a foot race which is scheduled to take place in Snowflake on the 14th of March.
 Agent O. H. John and Mrs. John left Sunday for California. MT. John is attending meeting of Santa Fe station agents and the over. damage and shortage department in Oakland. Mrs. John will visit friends in Los Angeles. -Coconino Sun,
 Mrs. Dan Daley, sister of Mrs. W. J. Hookway. spent several days of last week with Mrs. Hookway, assisting with the care of little Norman, who has pneu- monia. MT. Daley came down from Gallup for a brief visit and to accompany hls wife home, on Saturday. Norman is improving.
 c. H. Brown and Mrs. Brown arrived home last Monday from Phoenix. Mrs. Brown spent the winter in Los Angeles, and MT. Brown also spent much of his time in that city during the win ter months, until about a month i ago when they came down to Phoenix. Mir. Brown has his sheep in winter quarters at Phoe- nix and gave his attention to that business while in the city.
 Officers of the Navajo Apache County Sunday school associa- tion who were elelected for the year, at the convention held in the M. E. chucrh building in Holbrook recently, were: Rev. 2. M. Ross, president; Rev. c. $. vicy president of depart nents; w. E. Beck. vice presi- lent for Winslow; A. M. Boyer, vice president for Holbrook; Jas. Brown, vice president for Spring erville; Mrs. J. c. Christy, of secretary, and Mrs. B. Carver of Winslow, treasurer. l.
The Holbrook news., 1914-02-20
o. E. Overson of St. Johns was in town Monday.

Civics is the subject of a lect- ure which Attorney Thorwald Larson will deliver to members of the Reliel society and their friends, on Thursday the 26. The lecture will follow the lesson sub- ject which the Relief society will study at their meeting on Thurs day afternoon. The address will be given at MT. Larson's law office.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21
THE CAME LAWS.

4 TITLE doubt remains that the
next Legislature viii be- asked
- and will consent 10 amend the
game law 20 as 60 make the dove
shooting season at least " month
later h a at present Albuquerque
sportsmen during the past few days
have called attention 10 the fact that
many doves killed have been nllcd
with eggs, that the nesting season BE-
not ended and ;hat this gives a very
convincing reason for tho growing
fhoriago of doves In spite Of the
protection they have been supposed
90 receive. sportsmen an over the
state are i%oining Ia the request for
thia change and the state same var
den has expressed himself as not
only la favor OF this bur other
amendments which viii give more
practical protection TO alI migratory
birds In this connection h Curls-
bad Argus OF last week says.
Through the efforts Of Congress
man FERGUSON. al the solicitation Of
officers ana members of the Caris-
bad Rod and Gun club, TIE time for
killing ducks ana geese has been
changed from sepislnber ! % De-
cember rs each year 49, that he
open season viii be- from October !
10 January is each q The OFF,
cers Of the club are In receipt Of a
communication from the chief OF the
agricultural department granting the
change. Also through the influence
81 the Rod and Gun club local
sportsmen have agreed not 10 kill
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21
Great Trials of History
TRIAL on JUDGE JErFREys


MOT often is ID necessary to bring
M % Judgment n great ludgo. and
~ PROBABLY no man who was over
placed upon the bench deserved more
the fate he met than ala the over
hearing. drastic George Jenrcys, who
for so many years ruled with an iron
hand over the courts Of Europe, deaf
Ing out justice and injustice with
equal felicity. He possessed every
attribute that a Judge should lack.
He was partial. arrogant, insolent. Ia
fact, the greatest nuliy hat ever sat
upon the bench. lmpudcnce and fer
oeify. Il 81 said. "sat upon his brew.
Ills CELL Of fury" as was sail by one
who had often heard u. sounded like
the thunder ot o judgment day
when stil q judge of the lower
court he pacticed methods that wore
anything but human. For instance.
when he hnd the opportunity of or
dcring an unlucky adventures Co be
whipped at the carts tail. Hang
man.. ne exclaimed. Il charge q 10
pay particular attention to this lady!
Scourge her soundly. mani scourge
her TN the blood runs duwnl II w.
Christmas; q cold time for madame
10 strip I'M See that you warm her
shoulders thoroughly
when Jemroys became chief justice
there were few indeed who did not
trcmhlc before him. II was not un-
common for him 10 como To the
bench and pass judemeut when he
was 80 overcome with liquor that he
could hardly sit In his chair.
but when the Prince 90 Orange ar
rived and James had abandoned his
kingdom, Jenreys, knowing his un-
popularity. ~cndeavored Ia escape IN
disguise. There was true rctributlon
In his detection. 4 %scrivencr AT wap-
ping. whose trade was To furnish the
s~eafaring men there with money az
high interest had some time before
lent n sum on bottomry. The debtor
applied to equity for relief against his
own bond and the case came before
Jcrreys. The counsel Tor the hor-
rover, having little else to do. said
that the lender was a trimmer"
whca the man was produced at the
~chanceiior's request he looked h~erccly
az him. stormed at him aud sent him
away half dead with fright. But the
day OF retribution was 10 arrive. The
trimmer" was walking through
Wrapping. when he saw n face az the
window or m ale house. The eye
hrows had heen shavcd away. the
dress was thar Of a commo saileI
from Newcastle. and was black with
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21

An OI'pOHTJ NIFTY iOR IN.
NESTMENT.


IIEhE is an item from the En-
II terprisc. a weekly paper
published at la Lande. in
the dry farming belt along the santa
Re cut-on.
d *. Smith bought the NJ.
Peoples claim Of 100 acres this
weck consideration $3.50"
Here b. land selling fpr t2.si an
acre: presumably patented land. and
In a district whore dairyins IL rap
idly being placed upon a permanent
81 prosperous footing Tho price Is
"a nuic more ihan one-ha.f the mini
mum price nj which s~tate-owned
land ON hat side 81 the state may
be sold. IA Is only a little more than
twice the governments price for
commutcd land We do not know
the character OF this particular land
and h IL very probable That this spo-
ciaily low price was brought about
by Unusual conditions. hut Il serves
TO illustrate an opportunity which
exists over an the dry farming Sec
tion Of eastern New Mexico; the OPP
portunity 20 buy valuable land al
prices which are ridiculously low.
when the certain future % these
lands Is considered. In the first big