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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19
THE GHOST IN LOWER H.
A Commercial Travellers Strange Expe

once In Sleeping Car.
II once occupied a sleeping car berth
that was haunted. Il was lower II. 1
rode In II from Chicago to Detroit. and
I'll tell you spent a horrible night. The
weather was pretty cold, and. as | am
subject TO neuralgia, l tucked the blanket
In close around my neck 70 avoid the
draught, and / was just doing OFF when
l heard most unearthly laugh and the
blanket was suddenly pulled away from
my chin and half off my chest. IL was
only 10 o'clock, but nearly everybody was
In bed, and when peeped out to see II
anybody was playing a joke on me not
a soul was In sight.
II tucked the blanket around my neck
again. without really thinking much
about the disturbance. and was soon In
another doze. when off went the blanket
once more, and again heard the shrek
ing laugh. / hastily readjusted the blan-
ket and tried to attribute the matter 20
my own nervousness. but the blanket
was yanked away at once TO the hyena-
like laugh accompaniment. l looked o7t
into the aisle again, but nobody was
there. 1 looked towards the foot OF the
bed. and It seemed to me that blue flames
were dancing there. My flesh began 10
creep. / could hear my heart pumping
like n Corliss engine. AS my fear grew
l saw a white figure stretched at fun
length through the section panel work,
its feet toward or against mine. The
blue flames seemed TO play all over IL
and 10 leap from the eyes and mouth OF
the figure when the demon laugh was
uttered. The tugging at the blanket CON
tinued. I trembled and poured perspira-
ton. could not rise. l rolled out OF
the berth into the aisle. and maybe l
didn't hunt up the porter OF that car.
told him the story.
"'Graciousl graciousr he exclaimed.
his eyes bullying. lie got dat hoodoo
blanket. OATS a blanket, boss, what was
In a BERT whar a man died wild de i'm
Jams. No, he didn't die in dat BERT
but dat wuz his blanket. an when IL
comes out O the laundry some ones
boun' TO git It, and lie done gone an
got II dis trip Nobody wat gifts 1t ever
gifts de bes' o. dat ghost, an l guess
bettah give you anoder blanht ur you
won't sleep tonight
"I got another blanket and slept All
right. The porter told me there was al
WAYS complaint from the passenger VINO
got the haunted blanket This occurred
a year ago. and 1 suppose the blanket IL
on the road yet.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
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An Incident That shows the Ssgscity Of
Certain Variety Of Game Fish.


Frank Baird, of the internal revenue
Office. is just now telling Of strange
thing that he Witnessed down on classic
Ten Mile Creek during an extremely hot
day last season. He and ex-COllectOr
George l.. Johnson we're out for days
sport with hook sDd line when this hap
pened, and, OF course, no one'who knows
the gentlemen Will doubt their veracity.
or their ability to catch more fish than
anybody else on the creek. On this oc-
casion they had been favored with fair
luck. and IL was with much Internal salts
faction that they sat down on the bank
TO eat thelr noon lunch. What they saw
there Is best told In the words Of Mr..
Baird himself:
I'VE had with Us a small demijohn OF
lemonade" said he, land this we placed
In the water a few feet from shore 10
keep II cool. About fifteen minutes after
we left 1t / was startled by an exclama-
ton from Johnson, who had his eve on
the Jug, and when 1 looked | was as much
surprised as he TO see a big black bass
Juggling away at the corn cob stopper OF
the lug. The mouth Of the demijohn was
even with the surface OF the water. so
that the fish could Just reach Il. He was
pulling for dear life, but did not seem 10
make much Roadway until a big eel came
along and took hand In the game. The
eel was about four feet long, and he swan
leisurely around for a few minutes. a,
though he were trying TO make out what
the bass was up TO. All this time We kept
as still as mice, and In breathIess aston
ishment awaited further developments
Soon the eel seemed TO comprehend the
situation. and he volunteered his help.
He was long and 1.-THE, and, raising
his body out Of the water about a foot.
he twisted himself into corkscrew. and
soon had the stopper out OF the Jug lie
then slipped down. and politely gave the
bass a chance for the first drink. The
nsn made desperate effort 60 get some
thing out Of the jug, but slgnally failed
ana was Obliged 10 give up. evidently
much disguised. The eel then took his
turn, and found IL an easy matter %
reach up out Of the water. stick his head
in the jug. and imbibe the contents. This
he did, with joyous satisfaction showing
plainly all over his body. But the poor
bass was disconsolate, and became more
uneasy every minute, while the eel stayed
manfully at the jug.
Finally a bright idea struck Mr.. Bass.
and quick as flash he grabbed Mr. Eel
by the tail. and with one snap BIT or
the end. Then he kept the new end OF
the eel In his mouth and sucked that Jug
dry through the cells body. When the
jug was emptied they both swan away.
and by their actions they must have been
in a very hilarious condition. We we're
out quart OF frst-class bait but we
were glad TO pay that much for the ex-
hibition we had witnessed. The Incident
also shows the ingeniousness, as well as
ungrateful qualities OF the black bass
Toledo Commercial.
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to do only with the formation and handling
Of the great parade and similar matters.
The arrangements this year do not dif1er
In any notable manner from those Of previous
iraugurations, with a single exception, and
this has to do with the ball. The Inaugural
Ball is really, In way, the most brilliant
portion Of the days observances. One gets
a better idea Of the great throng In the
city and Of the remarkable assemblage OF
notable personages. by attending the ball
than In any other way. The novel feature
about this year Is not due to the design OF
man, but TO the fact that March 4th falls
upon Saturday. Ii would be wicked 10 dance
in Government building on Sunday morn
ing. and. therefore. the ball must be over by
II o'clock. Hence 1t Is easy TO perceive that
1t must start much earlier than the expert
ence Of mankind would lead one to suppose
that such an affair could be got under way.
Mr.. Edwin II. Hay says that the ball will
start at s o'clock, and as he is chairman Of
the subcommittee, this statement carries
weight The preparations for the inter-
esting festivities are on grand scale. Eight
thousand dollars will be spent on the deco
rations and the enormous hall Of the Pen
sion building will doubtless present a gay
"The first inaugural ball which / attend
Cd" said Colonel Berret, twas that given
in honor of William Henry Harrison. Tho
city had only 1900 inhabitants then and, Of
course such an attendance as we new cx-
I,ct was a thing unheard of for such an
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,oyable. All these balls, indeed. have been
outbursts of genuine hospitality on the part
of the people Of Washington. and The real.
itv Of the sentiment has assured the hearth
meas Of the enjoyment. But ON this occa-
s,on there was q most surprising climax.
The ARRANGEMENTS for checking hats and
coats were, to say the least, far from per-
feet The consequence was that few men
GOT their own hats. while many got none
at all. 10 was the same with the overc0ats
and with the wraps of the ladies'. All
washington was great misht establish
mept. and thu newspapers for days after.
ward were full of the advertisements OF
people who vainly sought their missing APP
parel.
term was even more remarkable. We con-
structed a building In Judiciary square on
a very extensive scale and handsome In It's
internal arrangements. II was intended TO
accommodate 10000 to 1900 people, and
do not think the estimates OF the attendance
were wrong so far as the possibilities CT
human foresight extended. But nature had
made some plans for that day without
giving any notice to the committee in charge
Of the Inaugural Ball.
Such a day had never seen In Washing
ton before, nor have / seen the like OF 1t
since. 10 was cold 10 degree when
beggars exaggeratlon. A wind was abroad
which found out and froze the marrow OF
ones bones. We made every effort to warm
the building IN which the ball was held.
but 10 was impossible to warm anything
in Washington that day. l have been told
that the coffee prepared for the guests froze
IN their cups. IL was my agreeable duty
to escort Mrs Grant 10 the dais. II was out
OF the question for her to lay aside her
wraps, and / dared not dispense with my
o7ercoat. Dressed as for an Arctic expedi-
ton we advanced through the hall, and Mrs.
Grant took her place beside the President.
Women danced that night In sealskln
cioaks, and army officers concealed the
splendor Of their uniforms under the warm
est article of apparel that they could find
in their wardrobes Naturally. the attend
ance was very small, compared to what II
would have been and there was considerable
financial loss. Part OF Il w1s made UP
by several concerts which were held In
the building. IL was an excellent build
Ing, BY the way, and was planned and
executed by Mr.. A. b. Mullett. A word
about General Grants demeanor. He
bore himself very well on such occasions.
Somewhat reserved he was. II is true.
but surely not lacking In courtesy. And
there was quiet dignity about him
which could not fail to impress every
thoughtful beholder.
mo tall was given 10 President Hayes.
The uncertainty OF the situation previous
to his Inauguration made adequate pre-
paration impossible. in President Gar
fields time a new method Of conducting
the finances Of the ball was introduced
A guarantee fund was tried. and the peo-
pie subscribed literally. enabling the COM
mlttee to get the building now known
as the Museum-then partially completed
in which to hold the ball. Under the
supervision OF John w. Thompson, 1t
proved a great success and paid all Its
expenses
1.-THE ball given to Mr.. Cleveland eight
years ago was held just where the one
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19
INAUGURATION BALLS.
EyRxrs WHICH HAVE TAKEN
PLACE IN wAsHINQroM.
Inausursi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Nearly Complstsd-Ths Balls sincs
Washington's Day.

WASHINGTON, d. O., Feb. 1s-Ths cere-
monies attending the Inauguration Of Presi-
dent arc very simple. They are rendered
impressive by the inherent nature Of tho act
which they surround. and by the vast num-
bers who look on. Unless all signs fall the
throng this year will be greater than II
ever was before. To one having q general
view Of the newspapers Of the country, II
would seem as If every organization. NOT
distinctly Republican in its character, had
decided to be present The question one
hears most frequently in Washington now
is: where are you going to stand along
the avenue and take of your hat when
Cleveland goes byf"
All preparations have been made. There
are details to be worked cut, but they have
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for which we are now preparing will be
given, but the building was incomplete.
The walls were just up. There was no
water. no heat, no light, no windows. AT
great expense the building was put In
condition; and as handsome ball was
given as had ever been seen In this city.
1t paid its expenses, and some hundreds
were left over for charity. escorted Mr.
Cleveland to the platform, and Mr. VIII
liam NJ. Gait chairman OF the executive
committee, escorted Miss Rosa Elizabeth
Cleveland. Both seemed to take great In
terest in the festivities.
-Four years later, when Mr.. Harrison
was the guest of honor. the Pension
building was fully completed Under the
management Of Colonel A. T. BrittoD,
the most brilliant, and In every way sue
cessfui ball that / have ever seen was
given. The building was beautifully dec
grated. and there was. OF course, far
greater opportunity for elaborate effects
than on the previous occasions. when so
much of the building was of a merely
temporary character.
1.-The fund advanced was returned TO the
subscribers, and a surplus OF $4,000 re-
manned and was dedicated TO charity II
was placed in charge Of the commissions
OF the district and the interest is applied
to the purchase OF fuel for the poor, per-
haps"-and Colonel Berret smiled pleas
antly In concluding his sketch--"in MEM
ory of the Arctic Ball Of 1872"
The solemn observance OF the day will
not vary In their general character from
the custom that has long prevailed. Short
~ before noon Mr.. Cleveland will go to
the White House, where President Har-
rson will receive him. The Presidents
private carriage will be waiting at the
door and II will convey the outgoing and
the incoming President to the Capitol
where, on the platform before the eastern
front, the oath OF Office Will be admins
tered by the Chief Justice. AMI the inau-
gural address will be delivered No voice
that ever was propelled by human lung
could reach the end OF the vast crowd
that will be there assembled: but. though
few can hear. every one will have the
satisfaction OF knowing that the great
VOW has been taken In his presence. and
the words Of the address sent toward him
on the air.
There will be the usual reception. and
then, in lighter vein again, will follow
such entertainment as fireworks can give
and the illumination of the Capitol by
ENORMOUS artificial suns.
Great things are expected of the parade
which the President reviews after he has
returned from the Capitol. A stand Is
erected for that purpose before the White
House.
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affair. There were, perhaps. 700 people pres
ent at the ball, which was held, II my
memory serves me. in Carusis saloon. Ac-
cording to the etiquette Of the time. the
President was escorted by n Senator chosen
by the committee. and generally it's chair
n EN-, and by the Mayor. He entered without
great formality and was escorted TO the
platform, where the people were introduced
TO him. / recall no special incident OF this
ball. II was an agreeable affair, and there
was great wine supper. No lady came with
Harrison.
I'm Folks time, four years later there
was curious state Of affairs. a division
Of sentiment had shown itself resulting in
two parties-as 10 the matter Of the ball
called the citizens and the Democrats.
Tickets to the Harrison ball lad cost $40.
The Democrats now proposed to reduce the
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history. No man knows ID better than
Colonel James @. Berret. He has attended
every ball since Al. when William Henry
Harrison was entertained with the epecta-
clio OF dancing and merrymsking IN bis
honor. Everybody knows Colonel Berret; 4
tall and portly man he Is. 70 whom nigh
ofy,ce has beeu the garment Of dignity. while
nature bestows upon him the better gifs OF
kindness. He has been Mayor OF tne
city. and a member OF the Maryland Legis-
iature- His connection with that body has
probably never been duplicated by any public
man. In 1887 he was chosen TO the Legs-
iat,r. and he served his term. Fifty-fve
xssrs later he was again chosen from tho
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the old Globe printing Office. Both balls
were fairly successful. but the effort to
make political capital out Of them was
failure so far as could observe.
mo ball was given to President Pierce
in 1853. He had lost a son in railroad
accident near his home just before he came
to Washington. The victim OF this sad mis-
hap was his only child. n most promising
boy. whose loss was a sore grief to his
father. In such circumstances any enter
tainment like a ball was felt to be wholly
Inappropriate. The ball given to Buchanan
In 81 was very handsome affair. It was
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same county. He was the youngest Of the
lawmakers when the State called him first;
he was the oldest when she again sum-
mtned him to her legislative halls
'"rhe building and the general arrange
ments were the same when Lincoln was
entertained in 1861. / was Mayor, and. ac-
cording TO the custom. received the Prest-
dent in my office previous to his entering
into the ball. He came under the escort
Of Senator Anthony, Of Rhode Island Mrs.
Lincoln was with Stephen A. Douglas. A
little after 10 o'clock Lincoln, with Senator
Anthony and myself, passed into the han
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President and Mr.. Polk TO the dais. In
Carusi's. and there the people were intro
d,lced to them. Tho next morning the Ma
tionai Theatre burned to he ground. A
difference In . few hours might well have
mada this incident catastrophe.
"fn TayIors time. 1910. there was the same
dlficulty a. had resulted In the double en-
tertainment for his predecessor. There
was not only a social division. but politics
came In There was q real attempt to make
the ball q test and means Of political
influence. Two balls were held. The pro-
nounced Wing ball was held in building
constructed for the purpose, adjoining City
Hall. The other was at Jackson Hall, over
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19
A CARD.-TEsTIMoNIAL FROM A BANK
PRESIDENT.

MR. HENRY GARDEs. president Of the
American National Bank. New Orleans La
states to suffering humanity afflicted VIE
Bright's disease. diabetes. csssitis. ealcal IN
somni.. dyspepsia, malaria and torpid nv"
that he will take pleasure in informing asy
INQUIRER regarding the wonderful rassrso'
the
STAFFORD MINERAL SPRING OF MIS-
slSSIPPI.
which will absolutely cure these dssa'ssiu
ashort time. He adds
Il feel tina. would be doing "rons
should not make known to my fsllow-mAn
what this water has done in cures and ho"H
has astonished the most eminent phyhsiAn'
in New Orleans and elsewhere Mhosyer
writes to me / will tell sl know soou' tns
virtues OF this wonderful water.
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followed by Mr.. Douglas and Mrs. Lincoln,
and made cur way 10 the dais. IL was
handsome ball, and, for the time, great
success Lincoln seemed to enjoy the com
pany. He remained until IL o'clock when
he expressed to me his desire TO withdraw
II could do so without interfering In any
way with the festivities. We went back
10 the City Hall. Then went with the
President to the White House. Ii was
most beautiful night. The moon shone
with wonderful briIlancy, and rs we came
upon the avenue the great white dome Of
the Capitol shone ont like silver. Such
night and such 4 scene assist the memory,
and treasure now my pleasant recollec-
tions of the man and the hour / remem-
Der him, too, at the Inaugural Ball of
1865, which was held in the Patent Office.
but there is no special incident connected
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19

held in such n building as the Wings had
put up I'm TaylOrs time. The rooms III
City Hall were used for supper rooms,
coat rooms etc With Buchanan came
Miss Harriet Lane his niece, whom remem-
Der as n most accomplished and beaua-
full woman, distinguished by her grace OF
hearing in the performance Of any social
duty.
and gittering appearance. II is fine thing
to have the interior Of this building once
in four years atone for the mspeakabie
ugliness Of its exterior every day In the
year. There will be 100 musicians in the
main orchestra and sixty in the promenade
orchestra. The engraved programmes have
been prepared with great care. The floor
manager will have sixteen aids. TO each
Of whom will be assigned section OF the
hall. They will be in communication with
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19
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with that occasion,

with that occasion.
THE first ball given to Grant was In
the Treasury Building. The crowd was
enormous, the confusion indescribabie.
The vast building was packed. Cut up as
IL IL into innumerable rooms, IL 10 little
adapted for such . purpose. There were
supper rooms everywhere. It was like an
innnity Of private entertainments under one
peak aaA - iona respects Y wG vpgy en-
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Every one of them will press his button
when the sets In his part OF the hall are
filed, and when all have signaled the moor
manager will start the music. There will
be such an enormous crush that dancing
viii be almost a. vigorous an exercise
- playing football but everybody viii have
good TINA
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price to IS, and to make other changes in
the arrangement. The result was that two
balls were held-one at $40 and one ut IS.
The Democratic. or IS ball. was held In the
National Theatre, on tho same site as the
prsient structure Of that name. TIE $40 ball
was held at CaruH's. Mr.. and Mrs. Polk
appeared st both ballA and we're received
with every svidsass q enthusiasts svgart
I WA eheaaR v1tA Mayor sstsA u seen
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Hoods Cures.

In saying that Hoods Sarse parilla
cures. its propr1etors make no idle or
extravagant claim. Statements from
thousands Of reliable people prove that
HOODS CURES.
HOODS xZELs ashs asrses,sn.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-10-04
DROWNED IN A WELL
Great Excitement on Dandy Street
Last Night.
Report That a Child Had Fallen in a
Well and Drowned
A DOG WAS THE INNOCENT VICTIM
,opIe Who Come and Go-Brief Brevi-
ties Of Interest to All Readers
of The Globe,

There was great excitement last night
on Dandy street, between and O'Clock,
when the news that child had fallen in
the we'll between the residences of Mrs,
Couch and Mrs Lea, who live in neigh
borhood where there are many children,
quickly spread over the town.
Frightened women and anxious men
fastened to the scene, and sought in vain
to recognize through the darkness, which
the faint light of the lantern failed to
penetrate, the familiar form of their
frolicked in their own homes and been
the companion of their own little ones.
Parents counted and counted again their
own little families to assure themselves
that they were all there, and mothers
hugged their babes still closer as they
thought of the helpless little one who
had met such cruel fate.
An occasional feeble splash in the water
below told that life was not yet extinct,
and the necessity for immediate action,
for doing quick, forced itself upon the
crowd which had assembled at the well
IN way to make suspense terrible.
Chains and buckets were soon gotten
in shape and the task of going to the bot
tom for the drow ming infant begun, when,
what do they find!
4 dog, which is recognized as one be-
longing to Mr.. Cary Markham, is giving
last gasp as they draw him to the fur.
face, limp. lifeless and dripping body,
no less a victim and no less an object of
pity and commiseratiOn because he is
a poor brute which has fallen into a trap.
The top of the we'll had been carelessly
left open, and the dog, believing it a
fence, and trying to leap over it, fell in
and that was the end of it.
The scare, however, was not without
its effect, and people on Dandy street
will be more careful how they leave wells
uncovered in future.