dbf<rri>
• 'Y
V io lin ilo X X I .
P O R T
O R F O R D ,
O ltE O O N ,
6
W E D N E S D A Y , D E C E M B E R
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
TALE OF A “SÏUFFEh,
e v e n ano DtrraicT orricse* :
3
W h a t is a I
'
.
.
I
>.'
. I
visible ty p e w rite r?
Writing in sight is part of it.
other part.
Keyboard in sight is the
It is as important that you see what you do
as to see what you have done. T h e key-for-eveiy-chnracter
keyboard of the easy action, light running
MODEL 10
Coaplats. Straight Lise KeybosM
Removal) Is aad lalerchangeablsPtsWa
Ball Bearing Carriage
Rcvsrabls'i Tabulator Rack
Simple Stead! Cutting Davies
m akes it the
only truly visib le w ritin g
l.X ’E ' i r 7"
m ach ine.
Visible W riting
Write (or information to
Premier Typewriter Company,
Complete C o n tr o l
from
Keyboard
A K ey for Every Cbarac M
Bichroms Ribkes
Uniform Teach
Boil Bearing Type Bar
Column Fmdw end PemgraphM
Decimal Tabulator
Perfect Exariug FaciWaa
R i ^ t T uu4 L w T i S m n ^ R n ln t
Swinging Marmuol Rack
Protected R jb b o T
Geer Drives Carriages
Ribbon Cashsllsdnoaa K a y kaa r d
Variable aad Uaivntanl L ia t Sfmaat
Period D ud Guard
Back Space Lever
Carriage Retarder
loMMWVwl Marmaal Step*
fc*F*t
EfCapMMBlp S|MM<ii©tt
Diwited
These are features which
make the Smith Premier the
choice of' the m an who
in vestig ates
comparative
advantages.
BLACK -
MU « l b m r vrlf© a n d M T H l f b a Y t b©©n
B«|R| C . l i ' k l i M I tn .i tbay are ta e b e n
a x d iv ta « we in »* ave. had In th* tao'ice L a »»
ww«k my w ife
f r e n t» w ith headache for
’ woJUri, »hr
•«vW ieo f y o u ; <AS< A i .E T S .
O ^ A S J S H T
the« feliertd »he re n in her hr 4
4fe**4b&t©:y h« bo»« icenwiit nr1• astareta
m
which Unie you m ay rido the bicycle and p ut It to any te it you wish.
I f you are then not perfectly aatlsfled o r do not wish to koap tho
S!gYfjg»¡dP*t b y k
s t p u r e , penses n d „ill ■», t.afM ,,« ,).
FACTOR/
PRICES
S ’ i.“,™1.**1 U'? highest grade bicycles I t Is
I V I » possible
to l o m ï - ik
t o e n m
e e small
t above
î ï S v n d v i » l l w î t » » Î 7 > X S . T » “1!
.
» 'T
’î e m’ a ddì’
i ì p n jro
i u ’ d b:
otta by bu y-
• n r d lre c D
to O f inl
and ffU
have
tho
m
anufacturer's
* r f t * behlnd
* X
* ^ u fï;
MOT
Y
k
b
i
ë
y
^
t
e
o
V
r
w
i
Î
f
T
r
A
^
eie.
rrom J i “
u n ti) ^ou rpce^v® ° u r c a ta la s e s and lesi---------------™
rn ou r unheard
of
»<1
Co as
STOCK and
POULTRY
M E D ÍC IN E
fc’r w n h K jK i»
PiMchMrg Safe a Dtp«'» Co • I'lUtkrorg,
F
a
CANDY
C A T H A R T IC
TWA OX MARK RMMATYR»O
»mot. «tain«»»'» l’olrni
C U R I
Gone. ri®
lo\
C O N S T IP A T IO H .
, N e v e r S»ie»han W ts«w i< « h
« » f l i t <—igaay,
i
. iík
M aM NAk * • « I
«be
...
A c.
p «*,
tt?
*t*M u. t'VMfc i ub*rsw Habit
nde H av a K id n e y T ro u b le
aad D on ’t K now it.
Mew T o p i
Fill a bottle or comm
tratar and let tt stand t
-
ith y ~v
hours; I
t or s»'-
,
,.eate« —
j u.inc» ;hy condt-
’ tion ..f the kid
neys; If It stains
your linen tt Is
evidence of kid
ney trouble; toe
frequent desire to
pa-,.v It or pain in
the back Is also
eenvlnclng prooi that the kidneys and blad
der are out of order.
What to Be.
Thera Is comfort In the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer’s Sv amp-
Reot. the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain In the .
bask, kidneys, liver, tlwddor and every part
e< the urinary passage. It corrects Insbtlttv
te held water and scalding pain In patting
It. er bad affects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
aaeseelty of being compelled to go often
daring the day. and to get up many times
daring the night. The mild and the extra-
ardlnarv affect of Sw am p-R oot Is soon
realised It stands the highest for Its won
derful suras ef the most distressing cates.
If you need a medicine yeu should have the
toss. Sold by druggists Ir 50c. a n d jl. sirs«.
You may have a sample bottle of this
weadarful
discovery
aad a took that tells»
• e r e about tt. both sent I
►lutBl^frew by mail.
Klim « At B^aeeT fiwanikBe«
Ce». Blagbamton. N. Y. When writing maa
ttaa a i t a i täte gaa«auji a ff« la this pap«.
avarybw yy Bays m ».
Caaatareu ( awdr C ath a rtic the moat waa*
A erful m«di<'ai diacovarr o f hi« aye, p «aa
a a t and rafr«abin < to the las’«, act geutlp
aa< po ailively on kM i.ays, live r and bov. cia,
ele a n stn g th e « t it r e » s» in, Cts|*e3 tolda,
• a r e heaoaoii«, fe v e r, habitual » <>r.*(inatto«
aad biitau*n«*as. P Haa-’ but a.id u v a b o i
•< C. □. C ttM liiy: '0.
.V) eenta. .Hold au«
• -Avaatawd to cure by a ll druggiaia
Stock and poultry have few
trouble» which s t not bownl and
l i v e r irregularities.
R la c k -
Draught Stock anil Poultry Medi
cine is a bowel and liver remedy
for stock. It puts the organ« of
ilige tion in a perfect condition.
Prominent American breeder, and
farmers keep tt.cir herds and fl.«ckt
ira lth j cy ffiriag .bee: an occa
sional doaaet Black Draught St.-ek
and F.xiltry Molicine in their
{.nod. Any stock raiser mav buy a
25-cent half-pound air tight can
of this medicine from his deal«
and keep hit stock in vigorous
health for week,. Dealers gener
ally keep Illack-Draught Stask and
Poultry Medicine. If yours does
not, »end 2 5 ceots for a »ample
can to the manufacturers. Toe
Chattanooga Medietas Co., Chat-
tsovoga, lean.
R o
m b u . i
, O a ., J a m .
district to rld u s n d e th lb it a s am ple____________
furnl.hed by us. O ur saenUavarywharasra a a k ia ff
S lid
mongk
w . nCd ,h7S 7£5iv.i---------
» fl f t ° °
£*« r<r»^rwfDi7 FHffff/fAyyy
i
ftitr, bat «v tatradatt « m .
D
C S O R tm O M * UBde *" ■'* *'7ei Ik'
* * * * * * '" " 5* . . to .liv e ly e n d e a s y
ridhur, v ery durable end lined Insl.te w ith ■
a special q u a lity o f rubber, which never be
comes p o r o u e e n d which cloere nn email
puncturve w ithout a l l o w i n g t h e a i r t o e
fto tla a th a th M i
We have hundreds o f letters from satisfied ci
K a tln g th a tth e lrttre s h a v e o n ly been pumped _ _ _
or twice In a whole season. They wetyh no more than
an ordinary tire, the puncture resisting qualities being
•mg
to prevent rim antiin
S iren by several layers o f thin, specially prepared
fabric on the tread. T h e regular price o f these t in «
Is 610.00 per peir, but fo ra d v eriis ln r purposes we are
* Si*®1»* facto ryprliv) to tho rider o f only M.OOper pair. A ll orders shipped
dey le tte r Is received. Wo ship C. O ..D . on approval. You do not pay a cent unit
Ito
It e * .
P o u l-F /
ITA£3
'»TJM “
«
W . a. N A D 1N
UlKinds o Harness and
Saddelry
m
NW ILtNTM *»,«,ai»».w<ll )»H 1», Ik» »Ira««.1
A hundred thousand pairs sold last year.
M,
R lM C k > D - » lig h t H t o c lt a n t i
K *4' in* is t he bs»t I s rer triad. Oar
stock w as o o k io f bad when you S fnt
m s th e iBTdioine and b o w th ey are
g ettin g so flns. T hey are look in g «
per eent. b >tter.
» P. BBOOKINQTOW.
» »rk UH .1 an/eriM m tlt™ m b s ta , . w | r M -
o- P ro o f tire « on a p p ro v a i an d t r ia l a t th e ■ p a rla i la t r o ^ M t
- 4 swkweauuo.Jtataa
eSSTU’S S T
p i i n e t it
tu »
rbntwHa>a.aW tatalt~tar. DO Mgr VMIHU W M T IM .M m k R .ta , w
. ___ .
__.
,
tira s f r o m a n y o n e u n t il y o e k n o w tb a new an d w»sA-wrw i
, l ®nlL®ort,Bp<* U4U>l**, “ <T*,rFt b,n<- Write It wow.
TTieitarrul effan weaessMklna.
J. L.ÎÊAD CYCLE COMPANY, CHICMO.ILL.
O regon
But t h . newsboy w o not Hatenlng
to “Big" Bill. Neither was the rest
ot tha group. The girl was staring nt
"Yodel" and ''Yodel' waa smiling book
at her.
"H en ry!"
M m screamed.
"Why
I have 480 acres of land wliloh I w ill Henry!"
sell In tra c t- to suit at |1 0 to 612 6 0 per
"Hello, eleter," eaid "Yodel." "gay
o< re. This is good grass or fru it land. do you go with thia big dub?” be
G all on o r address tbe owner
snorted defiantly.
tf'U come back
home if you’ll promise to turn him
O E O . D. C H E N O W E T H ,
down I"
D enm ark, Ore.
Land for Sale.
“You ought to bare lean Big Bill,'
said “ Yodel" tha next day. when, rw-
splendent In a new suit of clothes, ba
strolled back to the "alley.' "Say. he
v
tried to square hltnself. but sis' passed
1 him up. It was no go after what I told
The Bagley rench on E lk river. her. Ma? Oh. Im going tack to
Part cash down ; balance mortgage on school. No more stoflUn' for tuloa."—
Chicago Record-Herald.
same with easy payment?. A(btress
J B A G ..E Y ,
Handicapped.
.
Box 46, Eureka, Gal.
There waa a alight gale and soma talk
of shipwreck.
- "W eil, If we go down," said the corset
drummer. " I can keep right on selling
straight fronts to the mermaids "
' No chance for business for ma. how
ever.” declared the corpulent drummer,
"W hy a o t r
" I sail slippers."—Chlango gun.
•x*
For
to write for oar rnufldeutial letter before ap
plying for p aten t; it m ay be worth money
W e promptly ob taia U. a. aad Poretgn
PATENTS
O F M A R K S .» r
EM -
T IR B atUvoey s 're©, t e « « m odel, sketch
• r p h o w a n d w e send an I M M E D I A T S
F R E E report oa pateaiability. w e give
»he bsMit .«<al ee;vice aad advice, a a d oar
chargee an w u, »derate. Try as
SW IFT & C O ,
P a te n t L a w y e r a.
Op?. U
S. Fxtsal OHIes.Wsiklaqtos, >.e.
- I
* 'V i
t ■
Ì
I
sMms.
U
« gl Self-bealingTiret4
H
„ w
D O C T O KS
aay c a n a a m p tio n can be
cured. N a tu re alo n a w o n ’t I
do it, i t need« kelp .
i
M 0 1 1-SI M U SIO S
!
j
n »».t*o«M » ~
‘I-
ff
tv
j taF « ■
-•di t
1 . K- it »KF
■ » w , i > « i g » ’ ) , F
m a a s u f ii Oe«
. I Vi w saalD
J Is re a S» «
n a m ; seaa k v e«ra, *r a • r e . m d « m . a»y
» «Ma.. f a» jaa«, « r e t K t u
e
I ie Lae beet h e lp , b u t its i
must b a continued in sti
m e r as w e ll as w in te r.
Take tt la a little eeM Milk er wetn
Cet a small btottle n o w .
All Dreg
I t i. ’ A D
A * C O F T *Pi«<Wdk> R I
T l t E S I 'A H M
Any person o r pwr*ons treat) »->•
upon the C ro ft L a k e Ra ch,— lb> '
L ella n and M a rs h a ll Ranches, w ill
prosecuted to the utm ost extent o f tb*
la w ; and a rew ard w ill be given for Is
fnrm atio h an tt w ill leu tda o-lcht -o
tton of the g u ilty parties.
W -rvnus
to
S u lc k ly
m
BI
the Influence
aau-pvia puta
of Dr
a
. a a w y La,hat
xrr it t . e s e . b<
; ktiviag «li 1 1,
--ve lodet ti
e»eie. eaUrr e l a i e gitaranteeib toe tov. KM.
C R E A T record o» citers, une-
qt'At.eJ in iiMulicaì history, prore»
A
ylootl'l 8grsxparil a I osse»»' « r.e rlt nn-
k ite » n to a n / otliei
I •
c
A GHOST TEAPTKß.
“Todsl“ “stuffsd" papers for a living.'
In csss the reader dose not understand
what this art la. It w ill he explained
that the ''stuffing" of newspapers Is
one of the most laborious branches of
work connected with the groat Sunday
Issues. " l%a magasine, comic, want sd
and other sections of the Sunday pa
per are printed csrlier.ln the week, and
from Thursday until Sunday morning
dozens of hands are kept busy lntort-
Ing these parts Into one harmonious
whole.
Even the latest .type of presses can
not perform this class of work, which
offers employaient to many newsboys
and Inhabitants of “Newsboys' alley.'’
who earn ae piuch as |18 In four days'
lim a Of this class was "Yodel."
Down In the subterranean depths of
a paper office, wltb the roar of tbs
giant presses reverberating in h it ears
worked this representative type of the
''alley." At the surrounding tables
three other ’'sleepouta” labored, and
while they labored they sang. Ona
day "Yodel" chimed In the choruses
and then started to yodel after the
fashion of the Swiss singers whom be
bad heard from the gallery seat of a
vaudeville theater.
High above the noises of the presses
his voice rang out and every one of
the 60 "stutters" stopped their work
and stared at him In astonish ment.
Then every one seemed to simultane
ously start their bands to clapping.
"Yodsl” was the boy's name there
Ona of the strangest ways yet on
record of making a living has been
followed for the last few years by a
■a leas.
man In eastern Pennsylvania.
Congressman, F ir s t D is tric t— W illis
Following Ik the InteresUng story
C. H aw ley, of Salem
of some of his experiences ha told a
Governor— Oswald W est, Salem .
correspondent of the Chicago Tribune
Secretary of State— Ban. W. O lcult Sa
the other d a /:
lem;
“I took up the bualneaa quits by ac
Stats Tieaanrer—T ho*. B. K a y , ,itf 8a-
cident. The owner of a targe, lonely
place in the mountains, a few miles
low-
L
from here, died and there was a law
S u p t Public In s tru c tio n —L . A? Aid
suit about the w ill, which kept It un
erm an, Salem.
occupied. I t stood for two or three
Stats Printer— W illis D u n lrrs y , Salem.
years, stripped of Its furniture and
Attorney G eneral— A. M . Crawford,
without care. After the suit was set
Salem.
tled the nephew who Inherited it put
Clerk State Land Board—Q. G. Brown,
In a caretaker. He only stayed one
night, for at 2 o'clock in the mornlna
Salem.
he was terrified to hear a heavy chain
Joint Senator to r Coos and Curry—
being dragged along the hall ana
W. C. Chase.
stairways. Others followed him. and
Joint Representative for Coos and
one even stayed a week, but a groan
Curry— 8. P. Peirce.
ing sound right In his bedroom sent
Judge, ad Jud icial D is tric t—J . W .
him flying In only half bis clotbaa
Ham ilton, Roseburg.
to the nearest cottage he could find.
I t was then the advertisement ap
Prosecuting Attorney, td Jud icial Dis
peared that drew iny attention. It
tric t—George M . Brown, Roseburg.
read:
0 . 8 . Commissioners— H . T . Stewart,
“ ‘The owner of Rutland Grange on
Port Orford.
the Ralston road will give a reward
*
0 0 1 'MTV OrriCKMR.
of *200 to anyone who will reside In
C o u rty J - x lg e - E . A B ailey, Gold
that house and solve the myatory of
Its being "haunted.” '
Beach
" I want to the house and did not
County Commissioners—Otto Isuiert,
find much trouble in solving the rid
Gobi Reach; Geo Chenoweth, L an glo is.
after.
dle. The place had once been wall
Sheriff— W . A. Biahel, Gold Reach.
"Big" B ill, the foreman of the stocked with game, and now the de
County C lerk—George
W . S m ith, stutters," wag t£e only one who dis
serted grounds wera running over w ith
Gold Beach.
liked "yodel." Something about the
game of all kinds
i t had escaped
County Treasurer—James O augliell lad's delicate face acted on Ills coarse
trespassers evidently, until lately, but
nature like a red rag waved In the
..
Weddsrbura
investigation showed that numbers of
face of a hull. In that.room, where ev fresh snares and traps had been sat.
Assessor— W m . Telm an, H arbor.
ery inmate had an Interee'.lug story 1 'Poachers' evidently waa the meaning
School S u p t.— W . 8 . Guerin. Langlois
of his former life to tell. "Yodel" was ot the mystery. I got two men and
•urveyor*—D . C u n n iff J r., Gold Beach.
Instinctively rauogulxvd as having fal posted them among tho hushes.
Coroner— D r. S. J. M aun, Langlois.
len from a higher estate.
" A t 11 o'clock at night I went to the
m iT is u a o r tub c o v a n .
' “Big" BUI knew this, and the boy
room where I was to sleep, kept the
C ircu it C ourt meets Pouith Monday In always Irritated him. On a busy Sat- i lamp alight for half an hour, extin
nrdsy sftornoon “ Yodel” had Just tin- | guished It, and crept out of the house.
August of each year.
lshed warbling with his birdlike voice A t half past 12 o'clock I heard Joot-
County Commissioners Court meets
when "Big" BUI stepped np to him.
» ' Steps, and a man cam« along carrying
first Wednesday lc January, A p ril,
•'You want to rut m at out!" be cried.
J u ly and September of each y e n . "I've stood it eu. « v ,..* an 1 ain't £p ! » - . i t looked like a long pole,
"H e got on a wall, holltad the 'pole*
Probate Court meets first Monday in lu' to »tend 1! a"y longer. The beys ' i
—really a long tin tube—so that its
each mouth
can't do Ihslr were «m l« ib.-y re Us
mouth went Into the open window of
svaar ooumtt roai ovricxe «an rosr- tentng to you. If you ever make tb.vl
the room xbere he thought I waa
noise, you call /odtdicg, again— ATI Ore
v sanaa.
gslejp, and then began to groan
Chetoo........................... Mias Id a Cooler. you, seal"
i through IL But It was a loud yell n e
H arb o r.........................Fletcher G ard ner
“Yodal” did not reply to this Grade. '
Gold B each...........................J. W . Kiley.
for he did uot want to lose U s pool- I fcavt whan I seized him firmly by the -
W edderburn................,C. L . W a k e m a n .'
ankles.
Goa. But when the foreman had
"W ell, I sat on my man and blew a
Illlb e s .
, . Mr. E. H Russell. walked swag "Yodel'' was surrounded
whistle, whan up came my asalslants,
Marial..........
.Mrs. Viola A. Fry. fty a group of H'tuputhlxwa.
w ith another whom they had taken
"That fellow don't tike t o ." ha said.
A g n e ta ..,...
................A. M Riles.
while ha waa In th e -ac t of vlsltlas
"W
hy,
my
old
uiau
to
e
d
,
to
order
Port Orford.
..........Ames Johnstca
i the traps, calmly smoking a pipe. The
J
H
“
°
un<l
doueua
of
fellows
like
hlou"
D enm ark....
r
pair had just started In to make » gooa
,J .H .C a r p a ^ -W h a t did ____
........K. B e ^ le f f .
™“ B W r
““ ’.71'*
“ • I t h in g o u t we < b a nt«,») • oJ •*'*'* *a><*
J . X . K a l u e e ' te n e r.
^ ^ 4 - d a e perfect store of chains, white
aheeta, phosphorus, and other things,
" I don't know. Just got Grad a t It,
I guaas,". answered the waff. "Had a nt the top of the house, with which
N o t ic e te C red itu ra.
they had been frightened away the
swoll home up on Diverse/ streat, but
Notice is hereby given by the under- ’
fcuntmlng' habit an' drifted , euccesalre caretakers.
"T hat Jon brought me not only the
signed, adm inistrator of the ettute of to
L . P. Johnson, to the creditors o f, a n d ' n
’ h„We..D‘f B1“
“ ld *200, but a fresh commission. Thia
time a summer hotel that waa left
a ll persona having c lu ln s nguluet t h
e
to
„ „ glrJ? ,
With a small force during the w inter
deceased, to file them w ith the neces i telling Joht.ou aLout M» "
months was haunted. The eertants
s«ry vouchers, w ithin six months from
were being terribly frightened by mys
"Diverse/ ptraet is a long thorough-
the date of the first publication of thin fore," replied "Yodel," and the whole terious knocking» that were heard now
and then at night. Going to the hotel,
notice, at m y residence on E lk R iv e r, crowd iai
•„ i.
in Curry County, Oregon, my Poet O f-
Saturilty night a press broke down T » e a t to bed on the ground floor,Tan
bad to wait two or three nights be
Hoe aildres., Port < irfonl, Oregon.
—a “stutter*." 5Tna21y
fore tlje sty; 'trlous sounds went heard.
Duteof first puhlionion, July In, IVI2. * lieu.
I*-?»»- U> appear on
W . II. J o u n so m .
< ’. « •
k . :„
b u a,
"Coe night, after ue hid been hav
ing heavy rains all dav. the knocking
A d m ln iatrato ,
the EcU te of. X
‘Z
legnu right undrr: o i'h
uiy room.
L. P . Johuaon,decease I. e>cij «u» v o , . . . .„ig it», » Trojan’
"VvaiGuc U'ftil u i. L-iC.tk. with help
and re ere noticed th u V g" u,;i WKa I to-/» u,i the no, fir n .ntdound that a
shout.ig a .j-o c i v. i r i . n L .be a ita ta
sn ail bay, long I. .''.e n , but onoa
ot tde "stt.i33g" room.
us<d to, stor,.
: a.) ran back under
"YoJei"
gir.rn.oJ at the party, aua blu fa to
the house. In th is »as floating an
paled, xhlie ma u,«a ghtitred with cx-
empty mineral
water crate. There
tlten Jut. sa u. i)A>'-?d at the face of was a lock in the river below the, ho
(Sucesaor to A. B. S abin )
a girt It, th.' gioup.
tel. and every night when “the lo c k
" N o *.
i, u t. .an. ha whispered
gktes were shut the river ros»- The
to flit rip;.; u ,ud ;n io * v.ortter. "Yo-
previous evening there also had been
dai" tl.ivw t a c t his betd and caroled.
much wind and rain, so that the water
Up. up— hi*u above Uit uolats of the
got high enough for the crate to bump
mailing room rose hie silver/ voice.
against the floor, thus producing the
ind every one looked around In aston noises.
A n y t h in g n o t in s to c k ,
ishment.
"This account, like the first, got Into
' Big” Bill's faee turned rad as fire, the papers, and soon I had more work.
he p le a s e d tc o rd e r
and he hastened over to the bo/, fol
I won’t take all my cases of ‘ghost
lowed by the rest of hie friends.
D o n e 7
laying,' but w ill pick out one or two.
H eP A IR IN U
N eA T L Y
I'll fire you!" he shouted. " I told
There was a country place that for a
H nndon
“ nh° ,,* r “7 mor' '
" ! long’ G m ï w J avoided bec.uto It got
X - '
° U‘ tb#
,he reputation of having a a p ^ u .
U. 8. fton’ta—J o n a th a n Bourne J r., of
Portland and Goo. K. Cham berlain of
VISIBILITY
dumber 30
11, l o i » .
M EDiCINS.
W “ h“ *
“ tW'Ce’ 8 lld l° 8
1 about the grounds, but It was too nim
ble for me to catch. Then I put on a
I white cloak myaelt and tried haunting
I the ghost.
This ruxe succeeded In
frightening the apparition, aa. whan
J we met face to face one night, tt was
I the other ghost that fled. Who tha
fellow waa I should have never beard,
probably, as he was so fleet that I
! could not overtake him, only that In
bla flight somewhere he fell and hurt
his leg. and when he consulted the
doctor the whole story came out. Ho
was a neighboring farmer who wanted
!
Eet llu' d
the •^éolnlng property.
and hoped by giving It the reputation
of being haunted to depreciate the
value enough to buy It at a low price.
"On another occasion U> the garden
of a big farmhouse ‘to rent' I rushed
Into the ghoet who had been seen
there, and he made off. In the dark
ness I lost sight ot him and he fell
I over something and I shouted:
Keep
still; you've upset a beehive. Keep
your head covered or you’ll ba stung
to death.*
“Ha waa simply a practical Joker,
and In moat of tha cases which I have
unearthed where It Is not enmebody
who had something to gain by playing
ghost It waa usually somebody who
waa enjoying himself by playing on
the fears and oradullty of others I
had one tragic case of spectre stalking
which waa the result of a man's habU
i t practicing Joking. He had bean
playing upon tha Imagination of bis
brother and tbe night that I had ar>
rlvad ba bad leaped out on him from
tmb'ish. and tha brother bad drjppgff
Isad from fright.”
___