The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-06-19
KENosHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1879
KING THEE BAW's FAMILIAR. J

KING THEE BAW's FAMILIAR. .ss
The London Globe says: !" If we may
believe certain statements lately tele-
graphed to England, King Thee BaW,,
the ruler in Burmah, must be as bad a
specimen Of Oriental royalty as could
we'll be imagined, Before Thee Baw
came to the throne he enjoyed the rep
utation of being a well-disposed young
man Of decidedly ascetic tastes. Ac-
cording to Burmese belief this radical
change Of disposition was due to the
evil influence OF certain notable spear.
When King TharraWaddi, the grand
father Of the present monarch, died,
he left as royal heirloom the identi-
cal spear with which he had been went
| to punish all who had happened to
| displease him. In an evil hour Thee
, Baw took the terrible weapon out OF
1.-THE treasure chamber. and from that
moment he is credited with having
completely changed his nature Rarely
| is he seen without the dread spear Of
TharrawaAdi in his hand, and, if re-
fpert speaks truly, it has already been
employed with fatal effect en- more
than one occasion. The trembling
courtiers say their ruler cannot help
himself, and they predict that he will
grow worse and worse so long as the
familiar Of King Tharrawaddi remains
at his elbow prompting him to suspect
and assassinate indiscriminately. Had
we only known about the magic inf1u-
ence Of the spear some years ago, we
might possibly have purchased the
weapon from Thee Baw's father. That
estimable monarch was willing to sell
almost anything for a valuable consid-
GRAFTON. - ~
|So-CALLED SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHS.
| From the Rochester Union
/ rt It may not be generally known that
for the past two years spirit photo
graphs have been taken in this city,
some of them certainly being extraor-
binary productions. The power grant
| ed by the inhabitants of the unseen
Iworld to reproduce their features on a
Icamerais not given to every one, and
| in this section, so far, Miss Hedley,
who runs a photograph gallery on State
Street, has monopoly Of what is like
| ly to turn out most lucrative bust
1 ness. Hearing of Miss Hedley's gift
| in this line, a citizen, being of 4 Curl
Gus turn of mind, determined to see
what there was of it. Visiting the
gallery, he told the proprietress that
he understood she took spirit photo
graphs, and he wished to test her skill.
II am not certain can succeed" was
Miss Hedley's response, "but we can
try" would you allow me to pass
my handkerchief over the glass before
you prepare it fer the camera?'" de-
manded the citizen. "Oh, certainly, as
many times as you wish" The visitor
carefully rubbed the negative on both
sides, after which he stood by while
the collodion was put on, and when the
glass was put in the camera he took
his seat. The cap Of the instrument
was removed and in a few minutes the
picture was taken. On the negative
being taken out and held up to the
light, some faint forms around his
chair were visible. "What are those
marks on the glass;" asked the citizen.
"Those are faces of some persons you
will no doubt recognize when printed
plain" well, wheu can I obtain a
proof of the picture?" "Oh, by to-mor-
row" No; / intend to have proof
while [ wait, as I do not intend there
shall be any humbug in this matter
After waiting about two hours. the
proof was taken, toned, and placed on
a card. Itwas thea> that he recognized
in the most distinct manner the faces
of his sister and child who had died
some time previous. Not wishing to
be made the victim of lin optical delu-
sion, he put the card in his pocket,
and, going home, showed it to his wife,
without saying word. She immedi-
ately recognized the faces on the print,
and her husband then told her how it
was taken. It was shown to friends
OF the family. who also recognized
them.
AN OTT-T'I, NcIrr rTTrpr 10n Mr. re