Tillamook tìeadlight, Mareh 21, 1Ô12
SPOKE TO A GHOST
Queer Incident In Which Bishop
Wilberforce Figured.
THE STORY THE SPIRIT TOLD.
Singular Disclosure That Waa Said te
Have Been Made by the Quiet Cleri
cal Specter That Had Long Haunted
an English Ceuntry House.
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A DROP OF WATER, "
HOGARTH’S RURAL HOME
There Are Timet When It May Bssetaa His Tomb and Garrick's Tribute to the
Groot Caricaturist.
a Source of Real Terror.
It may uot be generally known that
Tbe teur of aileuce aud lonelinaaa
not seldom attacks burly miners wbo, Hogarth's country bouse at Chiswick
for that reason, refuse to work alone Is preserved entire to bls memory. A
in distant drifts. in China tbe vwy brass plate over tbe door is to this ef
refinement of torture is to coniine S fect: "This bouse was purchased in
condemned criminal tn a place whose 1R92 by Lieutenant Colonel Shipway
sound cannot reach bitu and over the Iff order to save It from being demol-
plauk to which be la bound to piece tobed. and by restoring tbe building he
a vessel of water, so regulated that tas preserved it to tbe nation and to
ouce every few momenta a single draff ■be art world In memory of tbe genius
shall fall upon bls brow. There b> M teat once lived and worked within its
light and uo sound to distract hie at •»Ils
It was in 1749 that Hogarth acquired
tention. aud tbe thoughts of tbe poor
wretch become so concentrated on the *• bouse at Chiswick, bls town real-
exi>ectatiou of the next drop of water drace being at tbe corner of Leicester
that when it falls it seems to strike fftads Between these two bouses he
him with tbe Impact of a bomb, and Sffrat most of his life, usually passing
Reason cannot long withstand the tke summer months at Chiswick. Tbe
straiu. Iu bls book. “In Lotus Land- garden as it stands is somewhat
Japan." Mr. H. G. routing says be ■bridged of its former dimensions. The
catne to understand the strange dread ■table and painting room have disap
of silence through an experience in a peared. but one Important feature re-
Mira This is tbe mulberry tree, un-
Califorula mine at midnight
Five hundred feet Into the crust of tor whose shade be entertained tbe
tbe earth I went and felt no new sen ■Mia foundlings put out to nurse at
sations except one of disappointment Otowlck. Hogarth's marriage was
as tbe abaft echoed with my footsteps •MMlees. and his affection went out
—€<X> feet. 700 feet. 800 feet and tbe to atranger children.
■•garth died at tbe age of sixty-
bottom of tbe mine.
But as I stood there a creepy feeling aaera at his bouse In Leicester Fields,
came over me. What was this con whose he had gone in a weak state
sciousness that suddenly oppressed me ■tear an Illness. Tbe funeral was at
and made my blood seem chilled? 1 CMewlck. His tombstone bears tbe
bad felt nothing like it before. My ■Hawing inscription:
gffrowell. great painter of mankind.
caudle gave but a feeble glimmer, and
Who reached the noblest point of art
1 found myself peering furtively into
Whose pictured morals charm the mind
the shadows with a feeling almost akin
And through tbe eye correct the heart I
to dread. All at once 1 knew, it was
■ffsnlua Are thee, reader, stay:
the silence—the immense, oppressive
B nature touch thee drop a tear;
Hitherto when I had been
silence,
■ neither move thee turn away,
Bsr Hogarth's honored dust ilea hero.
dowu in tbe mine there bad always
been the regular beating of tbe bam-
These lines were written by bls
met'» on tbe drills. Now there was Mend David Garrick.—Architectural
nothing but thick, velvety silence.
■•view.
Then a sudden sound, like the crack
of u stock whip, put every sense on tbe
AFRICA’S GREAT DESERT.
alert Was I not alone, then, after all?
In a moment tbe Instinct of self pres ■■bars Is Not All Barren and Has Two
ervation reminded me that I was un
Distinct Populations.
armed. Who could be down here at
Tbe Sahara, that vast expanse of
this hour, and what could be his ob «•■■try lying to the south of Algeria,
ject? Had I been followed? Without to commonly called "the desert” by
a weapon I was at the mercy of any ■nropeaus The name Sahara in no-
ruffian.' All this rushed through my wtoe. however, means "desert.” It is
brain In a moment, and as 1 tried to simply the Arab appellation of this ex
pierce tbe shadows my candle only tras! vs tract mainly composed of
served to make the darkness visible (Mat plains, which are even well pop
Another crack, almost like a pistol ulated in certain districts. It la quite
shot, and then enlightenment and re ■ mistake to Imagine that all la barren
lief flashed upon me. It was nothing rad at er lie, for there are to be found
but a drop of water falling from the large date palm plantationa as well aa
hanging wall in the sump below, yet Mmerous flocks of sheep and great
In this dread silence It struck with al
■ushers of camels which man must
most the noise of a fulminating cap.
toad and care for.
Tbe Sahara contains two distinct
papulations—tbe one sedentary, tbe
ONCE A WIDE CANAL
•fiber nomad. The former live in tbe
Broad Street. New York, Where the towns and villages, cultivating tbe soil
■ad trading the date palms. The lat
Curb Brokers Now Operato.
Tite curb brokers of New York, who ter are shepherds, roaming from place
now operate ou Broad street, would to fflace in search of pasture for their
cattle
How few are there in tbe
have been forced to couduct their busi
bame land who bare any idea of the
ness from gondolas or canal boats bad
Sahara or of tbe Arab tribes who live
they made use of that thorougbfnre In
there I Travelers to these regions are
early days, for where solid pavement
eampera'tively rare, but all are amply
now stands there wan a wide canal.
repaid for a visit
Many people nowadays, wandering
Life among tbe moving tents of tbe
through the narrow streets of lower
nomads is deeply Interesting in its
Mnubattau. have wondered at Broad
primitive simplicity. The country it-
street's unusual width. Still more pe
aaif has a grandeur and beauty which
cullar was such breadth of thorough
to quite unique,
its rolling dunes,
fare In tbe olden times, when streets
painted with orange and crlmsou and
were nearly all narrow, and to dis
•old against violet and purple shad
tinguish It from the nlley llke byways
awe at sunrise and sunset; its green
that surrounded It tbe thoroughfare
«ten Its wild sandstorms, its lovely
was referred to as "the broad street."
mirages, once seen are never to tie for
The Dutch culled It the "Heere Graft."
gotten.
While tbe solemn silence
'The hitter word bad a far different
■trikes tbe soul with awe. one almost
meaning In those days.» It was not at
realizes why tbe Arabs call all this
first a street, but the principal canal
“tbe garden of Allah.''-Christian Her-
of the city. This canal, wide enough
for heavy boats to pass each other,
ran into Broad street at the southern
Peeeibilitiee ef Translation.
end and continued north almost to
Aa English writer made an expert-
Wall street. A similar but smaller ca
■■rat once of th.- gain and loss of
nal rau through Beaver street.
trraslatfcm.
Peter Stuyvesant In 1057 had the
I heard that L. would write my "life"
canal's sides planked, and a few dec
When I gave up my breath.
I felt that thia Indeed would add
ades Inter the waters were gradually
S new delight to death.
replaced by a street.
Thia was trsnslated Into another Ian-
As that street perforce followed tbe
canal's former lines. It was much the ■■age. then from that Into another, and
widest thoroughfare In all lower Man so ou until a dozen versions bad been
hattan and well merited Its name of made Of course there was a different
Broad street. Had New York real es translator each time. The laat version
tate l-eeh worth one-twentieth as much reads as follows:
Tbe following remarkable Incident in
the life of tbe late Samuel Wilberforce,
bishop of Oxford and afterward of
Winchester, is related as absolutely au
thentic, and tbe good bishop himself Is
said to hsve many times rehearsed tbe
story to his friends:
On a certain occasion the worthy
bishop bad accepted an Invitation to
stay at a country house not far from
London. Entering the drawing room
prevloua to dinner on tbe evening of
his arrival, be noticed a clergyman sit
ting by tbe open tire and taking no
part In the general conversation. The
bishop was somewhat surprised at not
being presented to tbe clergyman, and I
his astonishment was great when a
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few moments later, dinner being an
nounced. tbe guests retired, leaving the
clergyman at his place by tbe fire. The
hostess having assigned Bishop Wil
berforce the seat of honor at her right
hand, as soon as an opportunity offer
ed he remarked:
"1 beg your pardon, madam, but may
I inquire who was tbe clergyman we
left sitting in tbe drawing room?"
"Ah. you have seen him, then?" re
plied the lady. “It Is not every one
who has that privilege. I cannot tell
you who he is or whence he comes I
For many years this specter has haunt I
ed the bouse and grounds. It has. In
fact, been a tradition In tbe family. He
seems to do no harm. and. although he
appears only occasionally, we have be
come quite accustomed to ottr friendly
ghost"
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"How very singular!" remarked bis
lordship. “But have you never ad
dressed your specter?”
•^Indeed. I have had no opportunity,
nor tbe desire, for that matter." re
sponded the hostess, growlug pale.
"May I take the liberty now?" in
quired tbe dignitary.
"With all my heart, your lordship,”
replied the lady. The bishop arose
and. returning to the drawing room,
. found tbe clergyman where he had
left him a few minutes before. Hav
ing no fear, tbe bishop said kindly:
"Who are you. my friend, and why
•re you here?”
The specter seemed to sigh deeply
■ nd say as though to Itself. "At last!”
Then In a hollow voice, addressing
the bishop. It continued: “I am the
spirit of a clergyman who left this
world some eighty years ago. and I
am here to Impart to nny one who will
receive It a secret which died with
me.
I could not rest In my grave
while a great wrong was being done
which it was In my power to right. 1
have lieen returning all these years In
tbe hope some one would address me.
for It was not given to me to be the
first to speak, All men have shunned
me until now. and It Is your mission
to do my bidding I was called to this
bouse eighty years ago to receive a
confession from a dying man.
He
waa the sole possessor of a secret the
knowledge of which would alter ma
terially the entail of this vast estate,
and In bls death be wished to repair
tbe terrible wrong upon bls kin.
“At bls request I wrote down tbe
confession word for word as he gave
It to me, and when he finished be ex
pired In my arms. It was very impor
tant that I should return to London
that night, and In passing through tbe
library to leave the house I concluded
It would be safer not to carry the pa
per on which waa written tbe confes
•Ion away wltb me. but to place It In
some secure, unseen spot, where I
could obtain ft the following day and
deliver the document to the person for
whom It was Intended. Mounting the
steps to the bookshelves. I took out a then as at present Broad street would
copy of Young's 'Night Thoughts.' pro! ibly have been shaved down to
the width of Nassau or Wall Street-
which was tbe first book upon tbe up
New York World.
permost shelf nearest tbe last win
dow. and. Inserting the paper careful
A Romance Shattered.
ly between Its leaves. 1 replaced tbe
book and departed.
A horse was
An Atchison young lady Io trying to
awaiting me at the door, but ere we discipline her little brother has a hab
reached tbe entrance of tbe grounds it of saying. “Now. don’t you dare to
be took fright, 1 was thrown and In do that or I’ll have a fit“ The little
stantly killed, Thue died the secret brother confided to one of bis sister's
with me. No one has disturbed that admirers the other night that there
hook In all these years, and no one wen- lots of things be couldn’t do "be
bat bad tbe courage to address this cause.” be said, “yon know sister baa
The fits.” Now tbe young lady Is wonder
messenger from tbe unknown
Ing why her most ardent suitor has not
pai>er will be found as I have stated
and It remains for you to correct tbe been near her for two whole weeks -
Injustice which baa so long been upon Atchison Glol-e
this noble family. My mission la ever,
sod I can rest In peace."
Went Through.
At tbe cloee of this remarkable
"And you were In that horrible rail
speech tbe specter faded gradually way accident?”
from sight and tbe bishop waa left
"Yea “
gazing Into apace. Recovering from
-I hear that one train completely
hia astonishment. Rlabop “Wilberforce telescoped tbe other
How did yen
went at once to tbe library and found ever escape Injury?”
the book exactly as indicated by the
"I was <>n tbe through train "-Ctove-
ype-tw
In Its secluded corner upon lend Plato Dealer.
tbe top shelf, thick with tbe dust of I
ages, evident!/ the book had remained
Two Methode.
nnmoiteSed m«iy years
There waa
When a man bes to get bony be rollo
tbe doquffgBt Just aa described, but wp Ma shirt «leeres Wbeo a woman
now failed and yellow. Tbe secret of really gets down to work abe dea np
tbe roofeaslon never became known to ber ba Ir in a font at the bock - De
tbe world The good bishop regarded troit Free I' t »«
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It •• a confidence from the spiritual
a or Id and always ended tbe «torr with
Economice.
the assurance that tbe priestly specter
Knicker-Dœ« J--or. understand tbe
wss never again arm
purchasing |r>wer of » dollar? Bo-ker
It to a tart however, that about tbe -Yea What trun him him la tbe pnr
ttne ef this extraordinary orewrreoce ch.-i«loc i-ower of hl« wife - New Vock
the magnificent estate In question note Rao
«d into pnuarrloa of • rewofe member
of tbe family who until then bad lived
Give «0 a acet and I will
• to lie di’» - Spanish.
to obwurtty -Lsteton Utaodsrd
JOHN
RNF.Y
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Herwie War Measures.
Chaka, a greet African native chief,
■Mined a powerful army which waa
femras in war. If a regiment was
beaten it was slaughtered on Its re
tam to the king's palace If any man
feat bls weapon in war be was killed
ter cowardice. If the chief wanted to
Mo what kind of weapons were moot
raccaeaful ha would order a sham fight
wttb them la which real Uvea would
Were* Then th. Upper Ten.
"Oaly tbe upper ten go to four
ckarch. doat they?” inquired the pialo
“Tas" replied the organist of
»■ei' eburrh. ’’but they re no« a
cwtostaoce to tbe np|4«a tenor In
rtabr
Philadelphia If*
Tillamook Block, Tillamook, Or.
Room No. 261.
BOTTS,
A ttorney - at -L aw
Complete set of Abstract Books
n office. Taxes paid foruou-
Residents.
PIANOS
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Tillamook Block.
Both phones.
C arl
haberlach
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
The advanced Piano selling methods originated in
Tillamook by the store of Jones & Knudson makes a
Tillamook Block
big saving in the price of a Piano to each customer, be
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cause we save them the Portland jobber’s profit and
the BIG AGENT’S COMMISSION. Besides there is Q.EORGE WILLETT
An Acual Added Advanage
A ttorney - at -L aw .
Tillamook Commercial Bnilding
In dealing with your own home merchant, whose
word regarding the quality of the Piano he is selling
you can be safely taken in perference to an agent’s
statement, who perhaps you will never see again. We
distribute direct
FROM /FACTORY TO HOME
FROM ( MAKER TO USER
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T illamook
O regon .
H. GOY NE,
A ttorney - at L aw .
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Office : Opposite Court House,
T illamook , O regon
A new pearl in the crown of the world’s best
Pianos is the reliable S. W. MILLER, the most desired
of all good home Pianos. The S. W. Miller Pianos
'and Piano Players represent a
Bo ALS, M.D.,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Typical Tone Triumph
For their manufacturers, distributors and pur-
chasers, as like a good
violin they
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_ mellow and im prove
with age and there is a complete absence of that tinny,
metallic tone so often found in the class of Pianos
usually sold by traveling agents. The much talked of
S. W. Miller Pianos
TILLAMOOK.
Tillamook Block
M. KERRON
a
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON]
Tillamook Block,
DON’T FOOL YOURSELF
Oregon
Tillamook,
Are the envy of agents who are trying to compete
with us, but.on the other hand the S. W. MILLER
PIANO is the pride of every owner.
C. HAWK,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
BAY CITY, OREGON.
By paying more for any Piano than the price we
ask you for the S. W. MILLER, for there is no better
Home Piano today on the market, and we kindly
invite you into our store to make us prove it to your
entire satisfaction.
R. BEALS,
REAL ESTATE,
F inancial A gent
Jones & Knudson
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Tillamook, Oregon
-|~y. P- J- SHARP
TILLAMOOK, ORE.
Direct Factory Distributors for Tilla-’ R esident dentist
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Office across the street froir the
Court House.
Dr. Wise’s office.
mook County
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If you have
mind
building of a house, barn or
other structure, we advise
to put none but the beet
lumber tn it. You'll find it just
as cheap at the start and far
cheaper in the end.
Let us
figure on your lumber needs and
you'll find them Just as low aa
you would have to pay for the
common kind.
A. G. Beals Lumber Company
SA RUHET,
* . The Fanhiuuabk Tat’ot
Oauing, Pressing and Repair
ing a Specialty.
S» >rc in Heins Photographic
Gallery
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CLAUSSEN
LAWYER,
{•entacher ^buokat
213 Tillamook Block
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T illamook
O regon .
Mother knows she has J JR. J. J. MURRAY, V.S,
made the test,
For eale cheap,
2.5 acres six
SURGEON
blocke from High Schoo). Good 11
Baker's VETERINARY
room house,
with bath, toilet, Tillamook
AND DENTIST.
electric lights and all other modern '
conveniences.
Also good barn. :
Bread
Registered and Graduate
chicken pack and |76 00 cow.
Rea- 1
Veterinary Surgeon.
Is the Best
•on for selling, poor health.
Office
: Commercial Stables,
Call on or write to J. H. Hatha
We use Olympic Tillamook,
way, Tillamook, Oregon.
Ore.
Both phones
Flour.
Children are much more likely to
A Snap.
contract the contagioue diseases
when they have colds.
Whooping
cough, diptheris, scarlet fever, and
consumption are diseases that are
often contracted when the child has
a cold. That ia why all medical
authorities say beware of colds
For the quick cure of colds you will
find nothing l-rtter Ilian Cnsmber-
luin'a Cough Remedy
It can he
depended Upon aud is plea snot and
safe to take. For oateiby all -lealcre.
JJR p
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ISAACSON
The "Child's Welfare” movement
han challenged the attention of
thoughtful people everywhere.
VETERINARY SURGEON
Mothers are natural aup|x>rtera,
: and will find in Foley’a Honey and
AND DENTIST,
(Tart <><zi|-oiind a moot valuable aid
Todd Hotel, Tillamook.
Cougha and colds that are uncheck-1
ed lead to croup, bronchitis and Formerly with tha army transport
pneumonia yield .piickly to the heal
nix.
ing and soodnngcpialitie» of Foley's
Graduate of Ontario Veterinary
lloney ami far ( cia iffo uud Chao. I 1
College,
' C lough Co.
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S.W.MILLER
Dear, tn my song you still shall live.
Though under earth you lie.
U, had you now that grace to give
I should not need to die!
The Sewing Machine.
Did you know a lighted match or ta-
per would do wonder» with tbe sewing
■•chine? Try It eouie day. Light a
candle or Just a match and apply It to
different parts of tbe wheels and cogs
Lints and threads will burn, tbe ebar
cut bo wiped off. and tbe machine will
ran twice as really.
Wbeo a machine gums It io advisable
to remove tbe heed, place It in a tub
and cover with gasoline. It makes a
new machine from an old one
HENDERSON,
L.
Comfortable Beds and Accoiutaodatiuu