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Allentown, Pa, has longbeen favored with

Allentown, Pa, has long been favored with
3 spook dog, large black fellow, who APP
pears on the mountain at q certain point on
the turnpike, and walks with the traveller un-
til well known mark, still further up the
mountain, is reached, when he suddenly dis
appears as he came Thedog uttersno sound
and betrays not the least show of either
friendship or violence There are those who
believe that the mysterious animal is the ma
terialized ghost of murdered man, as he in
variably makes his appearance at the exact
spot of a tragedy.
There are dozen men who claim to have
encountered the dog at that exact spot, some
of them more than once. They confess that
they never pass the spot without = shudder,
and hurry by as fast as they can Women
never pass the place at night, and many even
make wide detouT 70 avoid It Ii daytime.
The horse occasionally returns to the scene
Of his gallops in life, but generally because
some human ghost needs him. The best au-
thenticated case Of this kind is that of rhe
country girl in Georgia An Intelligent
gentleman" thus relates his experience with
her: Il was moving slowly when suddenly
my gentle horse became very excited, and,
without any warning, a female, mounted on
a sorrel horse, appeared at my left side. She
wore cracker bonnet and was plainly but
comfortably dressed, and carried a small
bundle. The form and color of the animal,
as well as her figure and clothing, were per-
fectly distinct, but there was no substance
/ could see through her body and that of the
animal Quieting somewhat my horse I
saluted her, but received no return. l gave
my animal the reins and then he quickened
his gait almost to a run; my companion
continued by my side until 1 reached the
cross reads. There she passed in front and
turned TO house in the grove, and l rapidly
continued TO follow my nose in the direction
of Tomson. Was that ghost2 1t certainly
was not flesh and blood do not intend to
travel that road at night, ghost or 10 ghost,
without company"
Still more curious are the antics of furni-
ture and other material things, and these are
important because they can be proved 1t is
as certain as anything can be that is out of
the common order, and it has been proved by
hundreds OF witnesses of the highest charac-
ter that in various places a spirit of unrest
seemed TO enter into wood and stone In one
well proved instance in Virginia the ears of
corn few about the crib and the potatoes
about the cellar, the plows turned over and
over il the shed and the crockery de she'd IL
self out of the cupboard and was broken on
the floor This continued at intervals for
several days, then ceased forever. No crime
preceded and no calamity followed, nor was
any cause ever discovered The occurrences
at Epworth rectory, in the Wesley family,
are so clearly proved that one might as easily
doubt the existence of John Wesley himself
but their cause remains mystery.
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auspices during The present season Il was
decided that this tournament should be held
on the grounds OF TIE Philadelphia Cricket
club, where Miss Townsend defeated Miss
Robinson IN ISSS
Tor the first TINS, therefore, we shall have
lady champion OF America N lawn tennis;
and in this development OF me game We ara
many years behind England, where the ladies'
championship hos each season excited alraese.
If not quite, as much interest IS that q the
men In that country Kiss Maud Watson
a.ssilly proved her supremacy ysar after yez-,
ard her name became almost Is familiar %
the pubic Is that OF William RersshaT, the
Teatest player 81 TIE world, Until SIC finally
lost her title 20 1:year-cld girl, Mss Lofts
Dodd, weo q: the present. tine Retains the
championship and Is regarded as q marvel IN
skill and q equal Importance In tue avn
tennis world TO Ernest Rezlzkav, who has
succseied ms Twin brothE IS cha1rlloo Of
the uen-
skAIJIL E2IT1aE lATDESS
We have IL O. tie authority Of Aezrx
Dwight and SaarS of Boston who were coz
-
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0KLAH0MA'S CAPITAL.
The BOOM OF GUTHRIE, ITS COL
LAPSE AND SECOND GROWTH

Booming Western Towns Is Now n Science.
The Right Time to Buy Is When the
Panic Is on, If You Are SURE of tho
Future.
Lots ssr. not for what thev are really
worth now, bur what they are expected 20
be worth three, i've or seven years from now.D
Such hes been the verdict Of many a cool.
clear headed man on each Successive boom
town Of the booming west, and such rnrst b,
such . ones Judgment on Oklahoulas already
overcrowded metropolis Guthria Il had
one tremendous boom = the first vs,ek OF is
existence, then dropped fer fortnight to "a
comparatively dull village. then took tho
second growth, and is now inviting all tho
world TO come and see its rapid rise-aud IN
cidentally TO buy lots.
Some thirty years have passed since the
system OF booming western towns wss
brought TO q scieuca. All that was dons
previous 90 1855 was merely experimenting:
then each successive city from -.eokuk 20 St.
Paul was doomed little higher. and at lass
the practice reached Its maximum on tie
Union Pacific railroad As each successive
magic city" from Omaha westward was
built up, there were the same confident
prophecies OF lie permanent greatness, Yet
il Is doubtful If any Of them is now as big as
il YVES II the third month OF its existersce,
though many are more solid. In every such
city there have come certain periods of de-
preston, when property could have been
bought Tor half its cost; the men who knew
which city was 70 recover and grow on havo
made the money. In Guthrie the first de-
preston Is past, and no one can set the date
OF the next one
On the morning Of April - there was only
G Guthrie station, and around it Il vacant
prairie, Cottonwood creek and the Cimarrou
river not far away. Early that day-the
first thss ingreSs was aliowed-the inlIni-
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that is the ghost. But what o. those appari-
lions, which are indeed ghost y human forms
Tyhoss appearance is proved by such over
whelming testimony? Well, the explanation
IS not simple. / VIII name a few cases
and then consider it.
Is there a county In the country that has
not at least one haunted houseT' Well,
probably not Is there one man absolutely
without superstitions Well a few probably,
but they are ''scandalous scarce, as the dia-
iect Of the southwest has it, and the first
point TO be noted is that the absence or pres
ence of superstition by no means proves
strength Of mind or the reverse. Some Of the
wisest men have admitted their fear of ''visi-
tations." The clear headed and cool philoso-
pher is more skeptical-that's all The root
Of the matter is in him. The 50 called lad
vance" of modern times Is seen on close ex-
animation 10 be only a change Of names or
methods; the old fashioned vulgar spook in
grave clothes is gone, but the Dis Debars
are ''materializing spirits" by thousands all
over the country.
Did Samuel actually appear to the witch
of EndOri Well, the Bible explicitly says be
did, and gives no hint of its being mere de-
fusion Did the spirits of the dead really
appear in Jerusalem at the cruciflxion? The
Sook1SAS il4iCll1f sly %. II a Sitl5iS case Is
proved authentic, the whole thing is proved;
uncountable millions of frauds and decisions
would not initiate a particle against the
force Of one ghosts actual appearance clearly
proved And we have almost universal tes-
timony on the point Every nation till very
recent times has believed In apparitons the
gravest historians tell Of the temperance OF
PIE dead with the same gravity and minute
ness of detail as they tell Of battles and sieges.
There is actually a science OF ghosts. Every
well informed reader knows that the ghost
cannot speak until spoken TO.
List, I, oh, listi" said the elder Hamlet;
but he could not say even that Till his son had
asked:
Why thy canoni-zed bones, hearsed in death,
Have burst their cerenentsl Why, the sepulcher
Wherein thee quietly inurned
Hath oped It's ponderous and marble jaws
To cast thee up againl
This Is only the fancy of Shakespeare, you
say. True, hut why do all the cultivated
and Intelligent pore overit and hear it, if
they can, from Booth, with such absorbing
thrills If it does not closely correspond with
something, not confessed, III their own ma
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BASEBALL GOSSIP.
Two Prominent Pitchers Of the
National League.
MICKEY HUGHES AND DAN CASEY.
The Brooklyn Clubs Bright Little Pitcher
and His Methods in the Box-DanieI
Casey, of the Philadelphia Club, and
Why He Is Such a Good Pitcher.

The two accompanying pictures represent
baseball pitchers both of whom have made
quite mark in the circles Of the great
national game. One Of them is IL +. Hughes,
OF the Brooklyn team. he is New York
boy, and says he began his baseball career
by playing impromptu games on the open
lots. He developed quite rapidly into fair
all around player. He seemed to take to
pitching naturally, and his ability in this
line attracted the attention Of several ANA
teur clubs of New York, and there was quite
demand for his services. He is now IS
years old and heavily built, for he is but 5
feet inches high and weighs It's pounds. he
is right hand pitcher, and made his debut
professionally with the Jersey City club in
1885 in the pitchers box. He slternated dur
Ing that season with Mike Herman and Mat
timore. In 1856 be played in Waterbury,
Conn, and the following year went to New
ark While with the Newark team be was
injured In Toronto by being struck on the
head with pitched bail, and was laid up
for several months. He fully recovered from
his injury, and during the latter part Of the
season showed such marked Improvement
in his pitching that the Brooklyn club pur-
chased his release from Newark
Since he has been on the Brooklyn team he
seems TO have improved at greater ratio
than ever before, and his ability is so well
known that there was decidedly strong
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CLUE
Her disadvantages. then, are manner of
dress and lack of strength, and in seeking to
improve it must be her aim TO make these
disadvantages of IS little effect as possible. It
is obvious that the wearing of long and
flowing skirt not only seriously interferes
with quick movements from one part of the
court to another, but, what is of still more
importance, it prevents a woman from using
her racquet and making stroke in a correct
manner, or, as it is more commonly called,
In good FORM
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girl was announced recently The sire Of
Donovan was GaloPia, and MS dam WIS
Mowerina, 90 that hts breeding Is high claH.
BE has dOne wonders for Ills master, for as 4
t~o-year-old BE wen eleven races out Of ttIir-
teen. worth over SO 900, while this year his
victory in the Prince ot Wales' stakes q;
leicester brought $50 COZ II 70 tkis is added
the 10000 Won at Epson II VIII be seen that
Is has been q ve-ftabis gold ni1e 70. trE
grace the duka- Donovan Is entered for many
valCabls races . co1ls and r expected 20 do
great tninzs y. TIRE fy.t-irr
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send. TIE 4 e xt
meeting OF these
two champions, 20
settle the question
Of supremacy. VIII
indeed BE- an inter
esting one.
The United States
y tioual Lawn
Tennis association,
st lis last annual
convention. for the
first time formally,
recognized a ladies
championship tour
nameut IS one OF
the events 70 be
contested under lis
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A:alstze e-rcS-s ~ld u ~ - bazrn .nas
tts TX hs=yy ~~-gas Ss,a-lsss. J. e tllschsl.
-to s.rzfrssi Ia t4sc< s,-ss TIM ar. = Eg-
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Ssfs rs II s-gry FIR lev tsys - tEsrEs y
was zssTAyEss5 - ez:ekzag oos1 n ~ tn
j--u1 uz1scs< Tbs s:<z-, ~Ss t. Ia ris-tss
~. sss1 Z 49, eaz~-i Il -zs,cS Etz<ss ~
gsre y wife :i-z-wEsx H. =, fos-1t @rssr2L.
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The gas ao-1ssssrs1s q - S--ss-1ssr An
lstsc Ez.s9- Z re sEss%xf az.szks 60 ess-zkSst
% ETA - Esz-esl s.asssAr ess~@ps1.SAIy 90
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oacssss ths-s vS he "a sos.c~sag tax
sw.--.S, a. kza1Assps ics ysrs<s TIE. 20 yzrs.s
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rumor that Cincin-
IL a ii had offered
quite a sum for him
| a t e ~, but, of
course, like many
other such rumored
deals there is moth
ing definite known
and the probabili-
ties are that Brook
Ign viii not part
with him. The par
ticular feature of
his pitching Is his
head work, and he
very much resem-
bles the far famed
keefe when he is in
tho hoy His dif-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-21

David Jones was the first settler O,
Baltimore. in 1852, and his name is borne
by small stream that runs through the
city. In 1870 & town was laid out on the
west side of this stream. and called Balss-
more, in honor of Cecil. Lord baitimoze.
a town called Jamestown was laid outo0
the east side in 1872. and this was united
with Baltimore in 1745. dropping its orig
iuat name.
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To7 XIII. to rs1er 4 spsszaas Ia Us tas-
tern tArss vs~tor4ss us seasgn. r. q nzos5szs
ecd re.lrilsg horsza2a, but Will dap
and s41resvd o. he - - o1c7 o~Iser tra1sssr
aid j1ckey, AID e1lts sz-oosa<.1J y s4Cks rssss-
Ee la r-1-1s barrel r rs1xSsT ~ rszx, "a
T. bAci1od s-y,5ksns ss~sy tie 10 ro.3s htzn-
rs As1s = fairy god s.ziE.s < EA g~1 Gsd
b -zzrAe-sz % s-ek up may g purss dur.ag
-. axssrn
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fereut fast and Slow deliveries are most de-
ceptive, and only batsmen WHO are above the
ordinary show any degree of success at hitting
him His record as a steady player is sur
passed by but few. for in all games where be
has played bis vim and strength have lasted
in a way which shows that he con be relied
upon 70 give, not only efficient work, but lOts
OF it. Hughes is very ready fielder and is
credited with some very brilliant plays, not
only in running and stealing bases, but also
in using many little fine points which some
times rattle the opposing team When on
the bases he is always alert Ii watching for
an opportunity 10 disconcert his antagonists,
and sometimes they have been most clever
lie Is known by all as a first rate, steady.
every day player and that, combined with his
unusual ability at twirling, has rendered him
so far an acquisition to all clubs with which
he has been connected.
DANIEL Il CASEY.
Daniel II. Casey was born in Binghamton.
y. Y, Oct. %. 1856 He weighs les pounds
and is feet 10 inches tail he first PLAYED
professionally with the Wilmington De)
club five years ago. Since thea la has play
ed with the indianapolis and Detroit teanz
The latter team secured him when they
purchased the Indianapolis club. He had
done such effective work with indianapolis
that the Detroit club considered him bar
gain. he is now with the Philadelphia Base
ball club and is one Of their standard LEFT
hand pitchers. He is known as a very swift
pitcher, but also hasa capital idea Of the va
rtoDs forms Of tho changes In delivery His
great forte, however, is the swift baIi, which
comes SO quickly that most hat;ers have
great difficulty ~ hitting IL Many have
thought that he would not BE- abb 20 keep tlD
for any length Of time such rapid aud hard
delivery, but outside Of q few days, when tie
muscles Of his arm have actually been OYER
worked, he has rendered excellent service
One great point in his favor is that be is q
total abstainar, for this must necessarily
work to Disadvantage.
Many stories have been told Of him, how
after some hard game the Players have con
gregated and forgotten their fatigue with an
hour or two Of good fellowship. Casey as
one Of the party would enjoy al he good
fellowship without the usual adjunct, EXCEPT
an occasional temperance drink. Many
times be has been laughed st for his alleged
prudshness, but be still sticss 20 his PRINCIPLES
on the subject and jokingiy says that he Is
satisfied If the other players ara Re is I'M
proving all the time in the variations Ia his
delivery, although be says that be does net
intend TO sacrifice his knowledge and ability
at rapid pitching simply 10 learn the many
combinations, the number Of which seems 20
be interTninable.
His playing Is not confined simply 10 the
pitchers box, for be Is an excellent batgrnan.
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4 very young n1a1 applied fer the hand Of
. wealthy mans daughter
4y dear boy, yO1 ere TOO vouug 20 l--z-Ty.
On are Only child replesi the parent
Boy EruGdly}-''I am, e1i Why, / ks-.
hsd two 9stecss of rne1Z1st4s-a II tie last
SIX Eoz-1S E-Tersst-~uusx
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LcEcphE PausA

NJ LITE tso-y-z.r-old tsaz at3s6 so<1ethins
new 70 the s.ory Of Jo~epa ard lis bretAreu-
| tod bin tbs Bale vsEz;sa Ct tie story. and
be sseEaed much interested IL Jos@ph = coat O.
many coio-s When had finished ke szii.
Para. F=is Ine -sSsz- 80 ra-sS ---ETr-rs
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There are numerous clubs in the vicinity of
New York city which offer facilities for the
practice Of lawn tennis to ladies The suburb
of New York which does not boast of lawn
tennis club is indeed q desolate one The best
known, however, and probably the best con-
Quoted of all these clubs which admit ladies
TO the privilege OF their lawn tennis courts, is
the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball club
As the name of this club signifies, it is not
strictly a lawn tennis club.
Much attention is paid to cricket and base
ball, but lawn tennis receives It's fun share Of
interest. The ladies, while owing allegiance
to the parent club and wearing its colors, are
separately organized in a club of their own,
under the title of Ladies Club for Outdoor
Sports They have club house for their
separate use, small but beautifully appoint
ed elect their own officers, hold their own
tournaments, and in fact conduct the organ
ization as if it were separate and distinct
from the mems club. The annual election of
officers is usually spirited affair, with wire
pulling, etc, ad ibitunn.
MISS ROBINSON AND MISS TOWNSEND.
Apart from being remarkably well con-
Quoted institution the ladies' club is famous
and fortunate in numbering among its mem
bers Miss Adeline Robinson, who according
to popular opinion, is the most skilful expo
nent of lawn tennis to be found among the
women of America. Philadelphians will
probably aver that popular opinion is at fault
In this matter, however, for Miss Townsend,
a resident OF their city, succeeded in defeat
ing Miss Robinson at Philadelphia IN ths
spring Of 1855, and has not beec defeated by
her since that time.
On the other hand, Miss Robinson's friends
advance many reasonable excuses for her de-
feat, and, moreover, ii Is undoubtedly true
that Miss Robinson now plays with much
more skill than when defeated by Miss Town
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APPARITIONS.
Similarity of Ghost Stories Ali
Over the World.
TIE UNUSUAL is ALARMING.
Ehakespeare's Idea of Ghost-The Classic
Ghost-The Every Day American Ghost
Patty Cannon and Sophia Harniiton's
Grimes and the Resulting Ghosts.

UPPOSE the moon
had never b e II
seen, and should
appear for the first
time at the full
what a scared race
Of humanity there
would be. Yet it
would not necessa-
rily be one whit
IA ore dangerous
than it is now. In
{ b s supposition
may be traced the
informing principle
Of nine-tenths of
all the ghost sto-
rieS. 1t is the unu-
sual and startling
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II Gas oftea bss1 notsoai thai I4ycSsrs ~4o
drive 2 swift bal s1zaetiraes open The gam
In arr otaer -1a1 at aS2Splcsous z2snner, and
criticisms Il Csssy's pitching have otsz
been c2zsea b. taat fzct
To se13 = swift ball ;ss ustscles II the arm
muSs be Thoroughly warm and fan q seeia=a,
ard cassy-~hsza he fees that his a-rn Is
Ilttis sors fron 30 rsSch work--u makes IL
point - Pisch for abort to q efssen r1i1-
1-as T-s~'oTas q entering :ks box = t11-~
ocyriy gs- re blood c1rczlz:snz Re has
ut s21sre4 srVzl alrerse cF1-a-4-o f. res-aF't
- oF,zuIr-s, & .-azze tsdly near aE LazscA -
many o.Eag e~sE Ea1-s DEn<It-ez- rS1-ls-s.
and tbs Il mainly owing q Is lac; q hls
.sxI1g sEfch good care Q. t.znse4. a-s4 sBdsAT-
orIaE % nse a. Fzeazs within rs rs0sssr %
render hiz1sei perfectly e<zscssst IS sooa -
cs s-grz Il Tie tsx EsLooLx " FpEo-
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Ho Is the ons that
De Wolf Hopper
put IL rhyme, call
ed "Casoy at the
Bat which made
such q bit in the
atric2I Circles las
scason- Casey Is
known as a very
popular and easy
player for others
80 get along With
Ee Is s4ue.iulss
Qa;'s5 grave, and
ten again VIII In
cGlgs IN o Jolly
mood, which lasts
. long tl;ne Ee Is
very msehoficai II
kzs work, and very
oftea- when lie Il:
thai Lis arm wa =
lite cut o, form.
ke has kept nigh:
a. !, Il spite q a.
tins beng hf- bad
" ani de1csaztrat-
81 ais ability in
fhe ed 20 zalEl
tzfufyz rsr1%rra-f~-
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prosincts u OkAahor-a. Tie rszrSt vii -
thai GtitaTis Wi - grva.ly aSis-rtssi. and
coarrezs viii hare q frv nsors rssasgrls ~hy
tk1s irsnzEas e;loslsd -
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Winner of the English Dernv.

Donovan, the winner OF the English Derby
this year, Is the property OF the Duke Of Port
land, whose marriage with an American
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icfAer Carey ss TTs-E-

Lzth~r Carer, the CssosSossAssss, sho raa
Ic1 Yards Z cn seSo<x3e a. rs v-SsE-a
casrr4oc-sa2 .z--s..s- n DSsruss, i essp-
tx z rre.za---, s--1 erpsrz % t=s- Is sS-a-
- Wiz G z s-s---fT e. tAs -e-z-Ar sSs.-7-
go Es-saz E. ss---s--' -
The times., 1889-02-01
settlers ON Railroad Lands.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. ga resolu-
ton adopted by the Kansas house of repre-
sentatives was Monday laid before the senate
in which, after tho recital Of the fact that
settlers ON railroad land grants have been
compelled to pay an excessive price for their
holdings and have otherwise been mistreated,
the Kansas senator's and representatives In
congress arc requested to use their influence
in congress In behalf of the settlers and to
secure tho passage of the house bill relating
to tho rights of settlers ON railroad lands.
The times., 1889-02-01
A A"whito-Cap /" scooped.

BLoonISGToN, Ills, Jan. 2S--The police
Saturday night arrested Charles Harding,
1Buzz' Myers, Patscy O'Connell, and Al
Hemphill, charged with sending threatening
letters signed "White Caps" 70 a number Of
alleged disrcputable women of this city, or
dering them TO leave within five DAYS.
O'Conncll was seen delivering one OF the
notes and on being arrested confessed and
implicated the others
The times., 1889-02-01
An Important Michigan Bill.

LANSING, Mich, Jan Ex-senator Mines
gave notice in the senate Friday of bill that
will divert many thousand dollars from the
treasury of the Lake Shore g. Southern rail-
road. In lS46 the Michigan Southern COM
pany paid $500, 600 for thirty years charter
The state was poor then and jumped at the
chance, although tho charter provided that
the company should only pay as taxation 4
of per cent. of its capital stock. This is
merely a nominal sum, and for years the COM
pany has been practically exempt from taxa
tion Mines bill provides that the road shall
pay as taxation 2 per cent on its gross earn
ings when they do not exceed $4,000 per mile
of road operated, and 3 per cent. when they
exceed that sum