Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-01
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On Saturday afternoon Mr.. 4. Cash, mas
ter of the Shirehall Board school, Ipswich,
and Mr. T. R. Pringle, solicitor, were taking
photographs Of the Clipping at the spot
where the oil mills once stood, ard still
known by that name In the evening, how
ever, while developing this particular plate
In the dark room at his own houge-Mr
Pringle being still in his company-he was
perfectly astounded by an appearance which
he had never seen when taking the photo
graph, and for which he could il no way
account. On completing the Development
there was plainly revealed II tie foreground
of the picture the figure of q woman, ap-
pareptly floating upright in the water, as it
is declared that drowned bodies viii some
times appear after immersion for length Of
time. 81 cannot in the least explain how it
got there said Mr.. Cash, when interviewed
on Monday, 'but here IS the negative, and
you can see for yourself"
And it can only be said that the woman is
enthusiastically shown. It is no shadowy like
ness, difficult to detect, nor does it require
pointing out before the lines can be traced
as with the puzzle pictures so commonly
seen. The face and head are clearly out
lined; the arms are hanging straight by the
side of tire body, which is clad in ordinary
female attire and is visible TO the waist, and
the portrait generally appears to be that of a
tall and comely young woman. There Is
nothing repulsive in tee photograph, although
it looks weird and ghost ike. The first idea
naturally suggested was that the photograph
ic plate had really detected a body which
was invisible to the naked eye. Unable to
account for the apparition, Mr.. Cash COM
rnunicated with the borough police one of
whom was struck with the reality of the pict-
ure that he at first imagined it to resemble
some woman in town, and inquired whether
she had lately been heard OF. Next morning,
and very properly SO, the river was dragged
at this particular spot, but no body was
found, and SO far, therefore, the climax OF
the narrative is happily left wanting. 1t Is
a uerplexing mystery.-Two Worlds.
A Chinese ''Tea Party"
The poor success of the British government
In levying tax upon the tea Of the Ameri-
Fans before the war of the revolution could
hardly have been known to the government
Of the province of Hanchow, in China, or it
may be that the Chinese authorities relied
TOO implicitly upon the difference between
Cinnamon and Americans. At all events the
Hanchow government recently made an at
tempt to raise the wind" in a way much Ike
that employed by George III, and with
somewhat similar result.
The imperial government of China, having
found it necessary to relieve the sufferers by
the dreadful famine prevailing in that
country, called upon each of the gSoat pro-
vinces to furnish a specified sum of money.
The governors of Hanchow, casting about
for ways and means to raise the tax, hit upon
what seemed to them to be the iitJest way in
in the world.
"Inasmuch as the tax is TO relieve sufferers
by famine" they said, the people of Han
chow, who have no famine, must be very
glad, as they sip their tea, 10 contribute for
every cup of the cheering beverage which
heaven permits them 20 drink a small sum TO
relieve their countrymen who have neither
tea nor food with which their tea may be
taken We viii raise the SUM by special
tax on each cup OF tea sold in the restaurants
and public houses
The proposition seemed entirely reasonable.
But perhaps the tea drinkers of Hanchow
thought that if tins tax was once permitted
10 toe laid it would never be taken of again.
At any rate the restaurant keepers ami tea
sellers IL general held meeting and resolved
10 close their places rather than pay the tea
tax Some Of them, however broke the
agreement and opened their shops; but the
people showed that they were in sympathy
with the rebelliouS ten sellers by gathering
in MODS and compelling tie open shops to
close
After this rising not drop of tea was to
be found at any public house in all Eanchow.
And the provincial government was CON
fronted with the necessity Of raising the tax
In some other wav.-Yput Companion