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ton arise over this real
estate suits will have to be started
against Minerva" and defended by the
executor in her name. All rents and other
income accruing from the house must be
set aside for Minerals" care. The net
income from the rents of the house is some
thing like $500 month. The executor is
somewhat disturbed by the provision which
requires that as much as is necessary of
this income shall be used in providing
Minerva" and her children with comforts
He has frankly admitted that he does not
know just what is most befitting young
dog family with an income Of $500 a
month
Minerva" during the lifetime of her
mistress displayed a keen enjoyment Of
automobile riding. She insisted always
upon accompanying her mistress on drives
about town and was especially happy when
Mrs. Howard took a week end trip in her
car. Now the executor wonders if "Mi
nerva" should have an automobile of her
own. One may keep up even limousine
with chauffeur on this amount especially
so since Minerva" does not eat heavily and
does not require expensive delicacies or
costly linens and other appurtenances to
the usual expensive meals
Neither is 1t necessary that one of
the elaborate apartments in her apart
ment house be set exclusively aside
for her and it's rental thus deducted
from the $500. Items of clothes, amuse-
ments and medical attention do not
materially increase her expenses. In fact,
it might be said that the $500 Is almost
net profit to the young realty owner. Still
the guardian believes that a substantial
part of the $500 should be expended each
month on Minerva" and her offspring.
And he argues that such would be Mrs
aside smaller trust fund. The guardian
does not believe that Minerva" should be
taught such extravagances as pearl neck
laces, wrist watches for her four ankles, or
that other jewelry should be purchased for
her two little ones. Which seems to make
1t altogether impossible to find ways OF
spending the $500 each month, or even
good portion of it,
In the meantime Minerva" herself is
quite unaffected by the litigation that has
gone on about her and pays scant atten.
tion to anything else than the proper con.
duct Of her own important business affairs.
The tenants in her house, which is at 3039
Cheltenham place, in Chicago, declare that
Minerva" thoroughly understands her re.
sponsibilities and bears up nobly under
them. They report that she is indeed a
mistress in her own house. They go so
far even as to say that, in effect at least,
Minerva" receives applicants for vacan-
cies and exhibits such marked dislike for
tenants of whom she does not approve that
The New York herald., 1922-05-07


litigation as might in time arise
over the property?'
These and many other similar questions
were asked by the heirs, and they then
supplied the answer, which was 1T can't
be DONE
Therefore" said the heirs, 'the ridicu.
lous second will of Mrs. Howard should
be set aside"
At first 1t seemed as though this was but
reasonable request Certainly there
seemed to be no provision of legal machin.
cry for making a dog the owner of an
apartment house, and consequently respon.
sible to the authorities for its taxes and
its conformity to the various laws which
govern apartment-house owners.
However, the dog found friend. This
friend was Mr.. III. G. Leeman, who was
named by Mrs. Howard in her second will
as her executor. Mr.. Leeman also was
made the guardian of Minerva" and it
was to him that, under the WILL the apart.
ment house was to be intrusted for mi
nervas" benefit. Mr.. Leeman promptly
replied to the heirs that he would consider
the second will binding and that certainly
the law should provide the method by
which Minerva" could enjoy the luxuries
and the comforts which the income from
the estate would provide her. And so the
heirs and the new executor promptly went
to court about the whole matter
Provision was made in the second will
of Mrs. Howard that after the death Of
"Minerva's" two immediate descendants her
estate should go to the Children's Home
Society. Therefore, the officials of the so
ciety Joined Mr.. Leeman in his efforts to
have the court recognize the second will
and constitute Minerva" the owner of the
apartment house.
And the Judge has granted their requests
He has ruled that the trust fund which Mrs
Howard INTENDED should be established for
her dog, made up of the apartment house
property shall be set aside in Mr. Leeman's
hands.
Thus the title to the property passes
to Minerva" and she becomes the actual
owner Of the property. Lawyers contend
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mistress by certain attentions
which she learned to bestow upon her
that she was indeed a very important
member of the Howard family circle.
few months ago Mrs. Howard died sud
denly. Her heirs. who included number
of distant cousins, aunts, nephews. nieces
and such others as wealthy widows seem
always to have, discovered two wills, each
duly signed and attested by Mrs. Howard.
One of these wills divided among the rela-
tives a rather handsome estate. setting
aside, however, a liberal portion for a So
ciety which provides homes for orphans.
The otheE will, dated subsequent to the
arrival on Mrs. Howard's doorstep OF the
vagrant dog, made an entirely different
disposition of the estate
First, the legacy to the charity society
was materially increased The amounts
set aside for the relatives were further
decreased by paragraph in the will which
virtually left an entire apartment house,
including the building and the grounds
under it, to my dog, Minerva" The be-
quest embraced two puppies which had
come into "Minerva's' life, and the provi.
sion in the paragraph ran that the prop
erty was to belong to Minerva" and her
immediate heirs as long as they lived
One may imagine with what intense lack
Of joyousness the relatives read this second
will. Both willspwere presented to the
Probate Court and representatives of the
human heirs pointed out to the learned
Probate Judge that of course II would be
impossible to constitute mere dog the
legal owner, or otherwise legatee, of an
actual piece of real estate.
How. for example," they asked, "can
deed be issued to a dog? How could
dog sign such an important document?
Evening star., 1922-04-13
FAVOR MEMORIAL PLANS.

Unqualified approval Of the George
Washington Memorial building, which
is to be erected at the north end of
Armory Square. was given by the So
ciety of Colonial Wars, at recent
meeting.
The resolution indorsing the project
was introduced by Samuel Herrick.
Frederick c. Bryan presided and Dr.
David Jayne Hill. former ambassador
to Germany, made an address tracing
the influence of the colonial wars in
the development of the American
government.
Evening star., 1922-04-13
SAYS MEN DRUGGED HER.
Girl Found Lying on Sidewalk in

NEW YORK, April 13.-Found lying
on the sidewalk in West End avenue
early today. Miss Ruth Kennedy Of
Milwaukee and Cleveland told police
she had been drugged by two strange
men while on an eastbound train near
Ashtabula, Ohio. 70.
The young woman said she formerly
lived in Milwaukee, but had conducted
a beauty parlor in Cleveland for some
time. She added she became dissatis-
fed and decided to come east, and on
Monday morning took a train for
Buffalo.
She became ill, she declared. on the
train and was given something to
drink by one of the two men. They
took her from the train at Ashtabuia
and gave her another drink, after
which, she said, she became uncon-
scious.
She was taken to a hospital
Evening star., 1922-04-13
SEMENOEF ''LOST,' =
A|DEUNDER ARREST
Anti-Red Leader Must Give
New Bail Bond or Go to Jail
When Located.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 13.-While dep
uty sheriffs were hunting today for
Gen. Gregorie Semenoff. former alta
man of the Cossacks. to- furnish 4
new bond in the bankruptcy proceed
ings against him, his aide, George w.
kroupsky, former district attorney at
Petrograd. was arrested at Broadway
and Chambers streets, charged with
carrying a pistol without a permit.
Gen. Semenoff today faced the task
of furnishing a new pail bend Or
going to jail before night. officials
of the surety company which fur
nished the bond the night after
Semenoff was arrested gave notice
yesterday of the FIRMS intention to
cancel it's responsibility in the case.
Whereabouts Mysterious.
Considerable mystery developed as
to the whereabouts of the "ataman"
last night. Two or three deputy
sEertffs were hunting for him, but
they failed. 1t was declared that
Semenoff was in the city and would
be produced by his attorneys today.
The referee in the bankruptcy pro-
ceedings of the Youraveta Home and
Foreign Trading Company. the re-
Oeiver for which caused Semenoffs s
arrest. also intended to question the
general relative to the allotting of
the company's goods at Chita. Claims
arising from this alleged action on
the part of Semenoff and his subor-
dlnates were laid before a court at
Harbin, Manchuria, last December,
and a judgment of about S475, 200 was
awarded the company.
Evening star., 1922-04-13
WITNESS RAPs sEMENoFF.
Declares He Showed No Considera-
tion for Allied Forces in Russia.

Ex-soldiers in Siberia were greeted
with insolence and were refused CO.
operation by the Semenoff forces, the
Senate labor committee was told to-
day in its investigation into the ac-
tivities of Gen. Semenoff, anti-bol-
shevik leader, whose deportation is
sought by the committee chairman,
Senator Borah, of Idaho. The witness
was Capt. Edwin L. Earle of ST. Paul,
a former officer of British engineer
corps.
Capt. Earle said that upon his arrival
in Siberia he carried to Semenoffs head
quarters the greetings of Gen. Knox, the
British commander, and invited the anti
bolshevik leader to call on the British
commander-in-chief. Gen. Semenoff de-
clined roughly, saying, according to
Capt. Earle:
If your superior wants me, am
here"
Capt Earle told the committee the de-
sire of the allied or associated forces to
aid in restoring order was given no con-
sideration by Semenof or his subordi-
mates.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
Omens Seen In Lightning.

In book published in England in
1902 1t said that "the Thracians when
1t thunders take their bows and arrows
and shoot up to the clouds against the
thunder, imagining by their shooting
to drive the thunders away. Cabrias,
the general of Athens, being ready to
strike battle at sea, 1t suddenly light
ened which so frightened the soldiers
that they were unwilling to fight, until
Cabrias said: Now Is the time to
fight, when Jupiter himself, with his
lightning, doth show that he is ready
to go before u.s. So Epaminondas, at
his going to battle it suddenly light
ened that 1t so amazed his soldiers,
when Epaminondas comforted them
and said: Lumen hoe numinax osten-
dunt-'By these lightnings the gods
show us that we shall have Victories"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
Breeding Of Buffalo Mystery.

Whatever of romance In regard to
the American buffalo may have van
ished with the passing Of the old
West, the life history and breeding
of these animals are still a mystery
to the biologist.
Just how old buffalo gets to be
is not known. AS far as the records
show, the Methuselah of the species
is one In Paris which Is said to be
thirty-one years old. The oldest buff
faloes In the government herds are a
venerable COW on the Wichita pre-
serve, now twenty-fOur years old. and
Kalispel Chief, the leader of the, Mon
tana herd, now twenty years old.
1t Is known that the cows begin to
breed in their third year. When they
stop is biological mystery. There is
record Of a cow breeding In her
twenty-sixth year and one on the
Wichita preserve had a calf at the
age Of twenty-five. The normal nun.
Der Of calves and the exact ratio of
sexes are likewise unknown.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
snalls Fed on Grapevine Leaves.

The choicest Of edible French snalls
is the Escargot-de-Bour or the
Bourguignon Ruge, bred in the vine
yards Of Burgundy for the French
market, and fed only on the tender
leaves Of the grapevine. This escargot,
baked with that delicious stuffing with
which the French are wont to crown
him, Is, 1t Is said. delicious when one
has got over the gulp that arises at
the idea Of eating snail. Or eaten
from silver bowl with silver three
pronged fork as a means of conveying
the long gelatlnous thing to the mouth)
and brought to the table very hot and
swimming in q sauce in which lard
and onions and garlic seem to be the
principal cOmponents, the Escargot-de'
Bourgogne is~a dainty to remember.
In many districts in England are
still descendants Of the snails the Ro.
mans ate.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
EXTEND WELCOME. TO DOGS
Animals Admitted Anywhere on the
Continent of Europe, If Proper
Payment Is Made.

In Venice a dog can go anywhere
with his master, even to the hotel
table where, if he is paid for at the
same rate as his master, he may take
his food. If he accompanies the boss
on one Of the noisy steamers that de-
stroy the poetry Of the Grand canal he
must be paid for exactly as If he were
human being
All over the continent of Europe the
rights Of people with dogs are recog-
nized-at a price. One can take a dog
into any compartment of a train, in
Guiding the wagon-lit, but first it Is
necessary to buy thlrd-class ticket
for him. In Italy he travels little
more cheaply There, when one is get
ting his baggage weighed (and paying
for the billet) one buys another for
the dog, which costs one-half of third
class rate. Provided with this ticket
the dog is admitted to wherever his
master goes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
REFUSED TO BOW TO KING
English Pin Manufacturers, Centuries
Ago, Shut Down Before They
Would Obey Royal Mandate.

What would happen in the United
States, where two thousand tons Of
pins are turned out every year, If all
the pin factories closed down, as once
they did In England? In the thirty
fourth year Of Henry VIII complaints
were made Of the inferior quality of
the pins supplied to the public, and
in consequence parliament enacted
that none should be sold "unless they
be double-headed, and have the heades
soudered taste to the shanke Of the
pynne, ETC." The result was that the
public could obtain no pins until the
act was repealed three years later.
The act Of repeal, having recited the
former act, pathetically admits that
the attempt to control the pin indus
try had proved failure. "For as
much since the making of said act
there hath been scarcitee of pynnes
within this realme, and the kynge's
liege people have not been wei nor
completely served of such pynners nor
ar likely to be served In con-
sideration whereof 1t male please the
hinge that 1t may be adjudged and
DENIED from hensforth frustrated and
initiated and to be repealed forever"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
Elsh,s "Smoke Screen.n

The aristeus, deep-sea prawn, has
a method of lighting that gives the
appearance Of a multitude of smoke
rings When excited by the nearness
of an enemy the prawn elects respir-
atOry water in tiny squirts and into
this stream the Iuciferin is forced
from countless glands opening into
the stream by fire ducts. AS the
chemicals combine, puffy clouds Of
luminescent particles float in the sea.
This Is the Smoke screen" provided
by nature. The species Of luminous
fish, called "photoblephron," has a
DINNER system In an inside chamber
and burns continuously. When the
fish wishes to shut off the light he
causes black augmented curtain to
slide down over the light cell open
ing like an eyelid. The light organ
preserves its luminescence even when
removed and Is used by fishermen Of
the islands Of Banda, about 800 miles
southeast Of the Philippines, as bait
for night fishing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
LEGAL ADVERTISING
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate of ALICE M. LUND

The Undersigned, having been ap-
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District of Essex, Com
missioners, to receive, examine, and
adjust the claims and demands Of all
persons against the estate of ALICE
M. LUND, late of East Haven, Vt, in
said District, deceased, and all claims
exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the pur-
pose aforesaid, at the Town Clerks
office in the town of East Haven in
said District, on the 23rd day of
October, and 18th day of March next
from 10 o'clock A. NJ, until 3 o'clock
p. M, on each of said days and six
months from the 18th day of Sept,
A. d., 1922, is the time limited by
said Court for said creditors to pre-
sent their claims to us for examina-
ton and allowance.
Dated at East Haven this 25th dav
September, A. d., 1922.
BENZ. A. MOULTROUP,
ELMER N. WALTER.
Commissioners.
oct IL
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
MAY SHED LIGHT ON HISTORY
Signs in : Northwestern Idaho, APP
parentIy Centuries Old, Are to
Be Subjects of investigation.

Symbols and signs, believed to
have been chiseled anywhere from
400 to 10000 years ago, have been
discovered on lava rocks in a remote
section of Owyhee county, southwest
ern Idaho. The inscriptions bear
striking resemblance to Chinese al
phabet characters. The inscribed
rocks are in the vicinity of several
caves which scientists have arranged
to explore. Two distinct types of
carvings, Geographic and Photograph
ic, have been noted. ArCheologists be-
lieve the Geographic antedates by
many years the Photographic Both ex-
amples have been found on a single
rock. Nearby Is another rock with a
possible third system supposed to an
tedate both the others, but which has
weathered beyond possibility of de-
ciphering. Indians say the more
modern carvings are the work Of
their forefathers, but assert the
others are the work of evil spirits.
Resemblance Of the inscriptions to
Chinese characters is taken by some
to substantiate the theory that the
early American Indians descended
from ship-wrecked Chinese or came
from race which migrated from
Asia by way of Boring strait.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
TOBACCO UNDER ODD NAMES
When Herb Was New II Had Various
Applications, as Also Did the
Potato.

Among its thousands of illustrations
on wood in work on the General
History of Plants, Gathered by John
Gerarde, Master in Chirurgerie," and
first printed In London toward the end
of the Sixteenth century, was one of
the then still new herbs, "tabaco or
henbane of Peru" according to the
text. 1.-THE people of America call 1t
Petun; some, as Loebel and Pena, have
given 1t these Latin names: Sacra
Herba, Sancta Herba, Soma Sancta In
forum; and others, as DodOdaeus, call
it Hyoscyamus Peruvianus, or Henbane
of Peru; Nicolaus Monardus names 1t
Tabacum. OF some 1t is called Nico-
tiana."
There was an illustration of another
plant, also then still new-the potato,
'by some called Skyrrets of Peru, gen.
orally by us called Potatus. Clusius
called 1t Battata, Camotes, Amotes
and Ignames; in English, potatoes, po-
tatus and potades. The Indians do
call this plant pappus." The potatus,
the book informed the reader, was to
be eaten toasted in the embers and
sopped in wine" 1t was also made
into conserves mo Jesse toothsOme,
wholesome and daintie than the flesh
of ounces" Its use, however, In Bur
gundy-"where they call them Indian
artichokes"-was forbidden, according
to Bauhine, because it induced lep-
rosy. The sweet potato and the COM
mon potato were pictured as belonging
to the same family.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
Various Burial Customs.

The practice Of carrying a corpse
out feet first may be derived from the
idea that If he were living, he would
leave the house feet first. A coffin of
layman If taken into a church is
placed in the middle of the nave, the
feet to the East or sanctuary, but If
the body be that of a cleric, the head
is put to the sanctuary.
1t is the practice In Great Britain to
place the bodies of soldiers in their
collins with their feet going in the d.
rection that the caisson is to travel.
In countries where shoes are worn,
the deceased is shod, for he has long
Journey to take. This, therefore
points to q reason for carrying out the
dead feet flrst-they are travelling on
their last journey.-Literary Digest.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
Remarkable MIerographIc Feats.

photographers have Wed with one
another in the execution of the most
minute specimens of writing. The Ten
Commandments have been engraved in
characters so fine that they could be
stamped on the side of n nickel, and
on several occasions the Lords Prayer
has been engraved on the side of a
gold dollar, the diameter of which Is
slx-tenths of an inch
There is I'M account of rare piece
of work brought to pass by Peter
Bales, an Englishman and clerk Of
chancery. II was the whole Bible in
an English walnut no bigger than a
hens egg The nut holdeth the book ;
there are as many leaves In this little
book as In the great Bible and he
hath written as much In one of his
little leaves ~ great leaf Of the
nfhIaU
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
Truth of Tone.

At first a beginner in music natu
rally attaches great importance to
sharpness Of definition and freedom
from distortion, and very little weight
to truth of tone. Later on, he gradu.
ally learns that mere dlstinctness and
correctness of outline are only part
although an important part, in delin.
cation. 1t is just as necessary to get
the relative lights and shades of the
picture correct as It is to get the out.
lines, which are only the margins or
boundaries Of those lights and shades
distinct and true.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05

The New Willoughby House
served it's last chicken pie din
ner for this season last Sunday.
Even good chicken pies build
up a reputation for a hotel.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
<Nhe,y Extra Se,utcx is Demanded
Firestone Cords Predominate

w H 3ieas and tests the Of S si;ss
are most severe-there
you will find Firestone Cords
in universal use.
The hard jobs seek Fire
stone. And so well has Fire
stone responded under difficult
conditions-so consistently has
mileage mounted to totals i'm
possible to obtain from ordi-
nary tires that today Most
Miles per Dollar is the buying
slogan of thinking motorists
everywhere.
The blending and tempering
of rubber, gum-dipped cord
construction, air-bag cure-all
these mileage methods have
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05

been developed by men whose
life work is the production of
constantly increasing tire val
ues for the public.
Users in this vicinity verify
Firestone reputation, and re-
port almost daily some new
Firestone record of extra dis
lance travelled.
Don't be satisfied to buy
tires-buy values-the longest
mileage at the lowest price con-
sistent with such reliable per-
Torrance.
Make Most Miles per Dollar
your principle of tire economy
- choose your next tire on
that basis.