The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-06-14
The Weird Faces on Window
: Panes-More Extraordina-
: ~ Stories.


We have often heard the ques-
tion, why Sandusky and Milan
only are the scenes Of these
strange phenomena. Our obser-
vations satisfy US that they are
very general over this State, and
perhaps all over the world. We
discovered in North Fairfield, HUI
ron county, Ohio, a few days since,
twelve Of these pictures on one
window of a saw-nill. One of
them, however, is a group of two
persons, onea man with hat on,
the other a female, whose face oc-
cars Immediately in front of the
man, both looking out Of the win.
dow. Some Of the others have
the appearance of ancient phil
osophers and some bear quite a
strong resemblance to Washing
ton in his old age. Also, in the
mouse Of the owner of the mill,
sen an upper window, there may
hs,seen the pictures Of three per-
sons looking out Of the window,
and there are several more On the
windows Of this house, to which
atsis not worth while TO refer es-
pecially. Also. on an upper win
dow on a large brick house there
is . large pane Of glass very
strkingly stained, in which VIC
perceive two pictures. We called
the attention Of our friend, DR..
Fapst-who, by the way, is no
. visionary, but profound man,
who believes in the reign oflaw-
to these pictures, and bis impress
sions agreed in the main with
ours, after a little study of the
stained glasses. Passing on from
: Fairfield to Plymouth, we dis
covered these pictures by the
half dozen in that town one is of
= cat in the post Office window
4 lower window on the left side Of
the door as you pass in. This
outline is 50 distinctly defined
that no one can fail to see it after
= having his attention called to it.
On q window Of another building
there is one ofa horse; the head and
breast only show. This is also a
clearly-defned outline. There are
also. on other windows ofthe same
building pictures ofpersons which
it requires no great stretch Of
fancy to see. We called the at
tention of several persons to these
pictures; some can see them and
some cannot.
Nobody can give satisfactory
solution to these phenomena. If
1t is not natural photographing, as
some suggest, wLy did they not
occur in times past? Some main
tain that the proportions Of the
constituents Of glass are different
from what they used to be, that
the stain On the glass is the result
of tn, sun on this new glass. Bnt
these pictures occur on glass of
Of very ancient date. Astrono-
mers stated, over a year ago, that
the atmosphere of the sun would
expand during the summer of197O
several millions Of miles-that the
effect on the earth would be very
remarkable. If it is true that the
atmosphere of the sun did expand
last summer, it may be that the
chemical effect of that luminary is
different from what it used tc
be, and is the cause Of the phe.
nomena.
We believe that the best-inform
ed spiritual mediums say tha,
spirits have nothing to do with
the matter. But some humble
ones say that it is the work o.
spirits; that they are paving the
way to yet greater Developments
that the veil which has so Ions
sh1ouded the future from man i:
about to be lifted that the ole
order of things has passed its cul
minatien; ; that the new dispense
tion Is being usbered in. We have
neither theory nor belief about tht
matter, but look upon the pbenom
ena as something very strange
E. ". ALEXANDER.