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door, made tho entire place as bright as
day. Twelve o'clock came, We could hear
tho neighboring church clock chime the
hour, but nothing happened. The stiffness
of death reigned In tho old place. Mark
ham was intensely disappointed, the doc
tor seemed relieved, while Mitchell evil
IDENTIFY considered Us party of fools and
himself tho greatest fool for coming.
"Why, Mr.. Markham" ho said, 1--WE
never had 'soll' liko this before. We
haven't had even as much us some table
rapping. The ghost hasn't given us fair
run for our money" After some discus
sion wo agreed to again reconnoiter the
cellar, and without lighting our candles
we groped our way from passage to pas-
sage, but found, to our surprise, the collar
door closed. Mitchell, looking through tho
kcyhole, announced In IN awostruek whls-
per that something peculiar seemed to be
swinging In the center. The doctor shiv-
ercd He remembered that the only thing
that could be In the center was that ghast'
ly trophy of death. Markham was tho
next to peep through. We could see a
tremor pass through his body, and, white
as sheet, he turned away Neither the
doctor nor myself cared to take his place;
so, drawing back, We made way for Mitch
ell, who was preparing to burst the door
open. just as he was about to spring,
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The HANDWRITING of the Lord,

What has been called the Handwriting
OF the Lord" has recently appeared upon
the growing corn in u field ON the farm Of
7. B. Turpin, reHr Somerset, il Pulaski
county, Ky. Tho ignorant and supersti-
tious believe that it ia the forewarnlng
of some great event that is TO affect all
Christendom, and numerous prophets are
abroad In the land. rho SO called Lord 8
handwriting" appears upon the broad
green blades Of the corn and consists OF
rude outlines Of an anchor, the letter n
and the figure s, They ure distinctly
traced and arc visible on both sides of tho
leaf.
The colOrod people Of Pulaski county
arc feartully wrought up over the sign, ="
as they call 1t, Tho anchors, the letter n
and the figure are construed by some of
the most supcrstitious to mean the COM
ing Of another great delugc. The theory
IS well worked out by tho declaration that
N stands for Noah the anchor for the ark
and the figure for the period of weel5s,
months or years as variously construed,
in which the calamity is to come. Gospel
songs in which anchors nre mentioned are
great favorites among the Gycitcd folk,
and dceN religious sentiment is begin
ming TO peryado the dusky community.
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MARIE MAHoNEY.

cisco and lives ut tho Baldwin. She is as
natural and unaffected rs a girl could be.
The veterans idollzo her. and were it not
that she has two sturdy littlo feet to walk
on and looks SO well at the head of their
ranks they would insist on carrying her on
their shoulders all the timo when they are
tramping. But Mario walks, and she
walks miles and miles every time they
have parade and never thinks anything
Of the mud and Of getting tired AS the
result she Is the picture of health and
doesn't want to ever stop being mascot
Marie dresses just like tho men, only
she wears black skirt. When she
marches, she wears red shirt made like
the firemen's shirts to st." even to the
little hooks that keep the collar down, a
black tie and the most killing little he'll
met. And it Is so nearly killing that she
has to have tiny fatigue cap fastened to
her belt behind, just like the men. Her
helmet is inscribed with all the monograms
and letterlngs that make the other caps so
interesting and mysterious. She carries
besides, just like the three other officers,
silver trumpet and salutos with that,
while the rest Of tho veterans salute with
| their hats
When the San Francisco fire department
took trip east last year, Marie went with
them. She saw tho Worlds fair and all
its wonders. When the veterans went to
Washington, the president gave them n
special reception and kissed the mascot,
who gravely pinned medal to his breast
He had been a great chum of Marie's IA
ther in their old Buffalo school days.
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of a grewsome past. Without a word we
turned away from the horrible relic, and
having agreed to come down that night
and make one more attempt to interview
the ghost Markham and myself returned
to town.
Night came. Again met my friend
at r ackheath station. He had man
wit him--a detective from Scotland
Yan named Mitchell, who had often ac-
companied US on such expeditions. So,
without delay, starting off at a brisk pace,
we crossed the lonely common and reached
the DOCTORS house. Appleton was at first
little annoyed at the presence Of detect
i've. He declared that Markham's skepti-
cism would provoke the apparition. to do
us mischief, md it was only after consider
able discussion that we prevailed upon
him to accompany as. N"'
The presenoe, of representative Of the
laW had, however, the effect Of stimulat'
Ing plir courage to a grcatextent; so, chat
ting and laughing as If it were fox hunt
and not that of ghost, we broke in upon
the silence Of the abbey. Sitting on dis
mantled tombstone, we looked toward the
house, debating uponour plan Of attack.
Mitchell was for dividing the party, two
to go to tho cellar, where the rope hung,
and two to keep watch in the dining room.
AlasI the courage of the invaders was not
equal to suoh trial, and,it was eventual
ly decided thatwb should all keep to-
gcther, but estahlish Jour guard in the
largo entrance hall IL sfead}of In the,fin.
ing room.
Once more We bnSglariously entered by
q bnek swin4owl 9HH werc soon crouched
together On tho floor in a dark corner Of
the old fashioned ball. We were SO brave
that wo would NOT even have light, but
that was NOT necessary as tho moonlight,
shining Through large window over the
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/ was burnt out the first year, and lost
everything had. Ifelt the loss keenly then,
but as look back ! can see how good a
thing it was for me. 1t Itdeveloped my char
acter, made me more able to meet roverses,
and induced me to redouble my energies.
As gold is tried by fire, so is the mind Of
man by trials. Don't give up, boys, at the
first setback. Keep good heart and try
again.
Well, borrowed $500 Of my uncle, and
started in business again. Ibuiltup "a good
business, and had patrons all over the coun-
try. Then came seven years of hard luck.
Between 1885 and lS43 everything went
down, down, down Money waa scarce,
very scarce. One couldn't trust anybody.
Failures were frequent. There was DO
money to be made executed several or
ders for cars which were never paid for.
Some were returned some were not do
liverod, but they were all made and the ex-
pense of their manufacture came out OF my
pocket. filed the orders from one firm,
and at the same time was suing them for
the value Of cars previously delivered.
Real estate decreased in value The lots
on which my present shops were built were
worth $500, but they fell to $500
Notwithstanding this severe nnd coDtin
ued strain, mentally and financially
should have weuthered the storm but that
the mortgage OF the lots on which my Har-
lem shops were built was foreclosetl Eigh-
ty thousand dollars worth of assets went
for $4,000. This broke me completely, for
was s50,000 in debt.
However, did not lose courage. had
the confidence of all my patrons, and their
good will besides Once more started in
business, this time on the spot where still
am, and in seven years made clean sweep
of all my debts. Business became brisk,
and success attended my efforts. No more
setbacks confronted me. John Stephenson
In Ladies' Home Journal.
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Tho Gcntlo Art of oscnlntion.

Kissing Is not a crime that it should be
INDUCED in only in the dark, says Eugene
Field, who Is recognized as an authority
In such matters. Cows, cowbclls, street
cars and car gongs have nothing to dc
with the case; neither have electric lights
nor gas illuminations. One does not kiss
with his eyes or oars-lot him shut his eyes
If there be too much light and stop his ears
If there be too much noise. The kiss Is
the principal thing, and from It's pursuit
and comprehension no true man will suffer
himself to be diverted by mere environ.
ment. So let the heart filing, soul in.
spring, mouth watering industry be pur
sued, but always revcrently ond magnani
mously
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memory does not fail him, something like
this, "Where does one write best" In con-
nectio. with this subject it may not be
amiss to mention the case of minister in
New York city. He was for many years a
newspaper writer. That Is, he earned the
money to prepare himself for the ministry
by newspaper work.
He says that it would be utterly impos-
sible for him to write u sermon, or even to
sketch one, In newspaper Office. But he
also says that he cannot write news para
graph in his study. So while ho can do
his work on sermons in his study, he finds
it advisable, when he wishes to write q
"news story" to drift back to his old pa
per and tako desk In room full of busy
writers. So, utter all, training and associ
alton of ideas count for great deal more
than some people arc willing to admit
New York Tribune.
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For The Saturddy " ibuae.

Fourteen surviving members of the
whaler james Allen, which was ship
wrecked in Boring sen few Months ago,
recently arrived in San Francisco and re-
lated tales Of hardships and suffering such
as seldom fall to the lot of mon, even Of
those who brave the dangers of the deep
and the rigors of the frozen north.
The ship foundored in the night and
the crew, numbering 10 men, took to the
five boats. The boats became separated in
the darkness, and in the morning two had
disappeared. One Of these was picked up
by the steamer Dora about month later
and tho seven men who manned it were
all alive The other has never been heard
from. The remaining boats, with Cap
tain Huntley and 25 men, landed on a bar
rem rock, ono Of tho Aleutian islands. On
the morning Of the third day start was
made for Unalaska In tho boats, Four
days later, after eight Of the 96 men had
perished from cold and privation, u landing
was made ut Unmak island, and all
hands suffered terribly through the night
from cold and hunger.
When daylight came, It was found that
Harry Taylor another Of the unfortu-
mates, had cnd0d his misery, and u couple
Of the mon scoopcd hole In the beach
and buried the body. While digging the
grave few mussuls were found, and soon
all hands were hunting for the shellfsh.
A short distance back from tho shore
they found n small dugout, and that the
starving and sh!ycring men soon occupied.
One of the sailors found some matches
that had not been spoiled by the water,
and they soon had fire. Water soaked
driftwood was all the fuel they could get,
and it made poor fire.
a little lake in the center Of the island
provided plenty of fresh water, but the
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copyright, 1894, by the American Press AS
sociation, and Published by THE TRIBUNE
by Special Arrangement
THE SOCIETY For PsYCHICAL RESEARCH, !
BUCKINGHAM STREET, STRAND, 7

VHE SOCIETY FOR ISYCHICAL hEsEAHCh,I
BUCKINGHAM STREET, STRAND,
LONDON, w. G.
MY DEAR FRIENp-Meet me tonight, Black
heath station, II o'clock sharp. Bring your re-
volver-may want it. Don't dsappoint. In
haste, MAX MARKHAM.
This strange epistle arrived by special
messenger one evening just as l was pre-
pairing to join somo friends at theater
party at the Garrick. In one way 1t was
disappointing, in another pleasant. Mark
ham was always on the trail of the inter-
esting, and as the drama of life is more
fascinating than the stage of art the prom
iSes Of an exciting evening wero fairly
good.
The few words in his letter meant to
me another Of the many ghost hunts that
we had been So often engaged in together.
The command, Bring your revolver, was
not in the least startling or surprising. 1t
was in keeping with the mans character.
That was all. He always hunted ghosts
with u revolver. 1t was as necessary to
him as holy water would bo to q priest.
However, obeying instructions, slipped
my British bulldog and some cartridges
into my pocket and started for the train.
Ny friend Markham was one of the most
active members Of the Society For Psychic
al Research He devoted his entire time
to examining the tricks Of pretended me-
diums, ghosts or noises of any kind in
any part Of the country, and yet at heart
he was spiritualist. He firmly believed
In the communion between the living and
the spirits of the dead. He was self
elected censor, and in his censorship, al
though he excited the enmity of the spir-
tualists, he was in reality their friend by
his expose of fraud and the relentless way
In which he pulled up weeds of imposture
by the roots "There is no subject that
lays itself SO open to deception, he used
to say. Because we have proved fraud in
many cases, that does not prove 1t in all.
1t is my duty to destroy the weeds, lest
they, getting too strong, destroy the
flowers of truth"
Max considered me sensitive-a clair
voyant-although only once did 1 show
him any evidence in that direction, and
that was when he went without me to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-04

KNOCKED CALLAHAN OUT OF THE CAB.
locomotive. In another instant the de.
railing switch was reached, and the loco.
motive, still OH its wheels, was cutting and
humping over the ties of the Seventy first
street crossing. Tho window glass Of the
cabin was smashed, the headlight was
cracked, and flying oil bespattcred the
mad engineer and the roof of the cabin.
Then the wheels cut deep into the sand,
and tho cnglno stopped. Immediately
Callahan reversed tho lever and then
pulled it again. Hc was determined to 20
farther.
Before Switchman Kelley reached the
spot where the locomotive was imprisoned
In the sand Glessford arrived He climbed
into the cab and dealt the man at the lever
o savage blow with his fist. Callahan was
knocked off the engine and Immediately
started away Oh run. He succeeded in
Guiding the railroaders in the dark and
went homo, Glessford picked up the fugi-
tivcs hat near tho engine and sent police
out to look for him. Officer w. j. SIM
monds arrested him on the street in the
afternoon.
Callahan said he only wanted little ride
and had no particular destination when ho
started, He says he had been drinking and
was not altogether responsible
William Kelley is congratulating him.
self that in his surprise he did not close
the derailing switch. Had the engine
given the customary two toots," he said,
'tho switch would havo been closed with
out question. Then tho mad engineer
would have dashed the locomotive out up
on the main tracks of the South Chicago
branch and headed northward for the city.
At Broold2le, only two minutes run
ahead, the engine would have crossed the
express trucks Of tho Michigan Central
and Illinois Central expresses and the Belt
Line. There Were trains due each way
about that time, and collision would
have been almost inevitable. 1t was for
tunato deliverlnCo."
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AN lMpRoMPTU EXCURSION.
How Callahan Stole Locomotive and Took
Ride.

How Callahan Stole n Locomotive and Took
Ride.
1t was mad ride Michael Callahan had
ON IN Illinois Central switch engine he
stole near the Terminal station, in Chi
cago, at O'Clock in the morning. Tho
engine was old No. 1 and Is used for
switching cars in Jackson park. 1t stood
south Of the Terminal station, with steam
up, but without the lamps lighted. Tho
day crew had gone home, and the engine
was in the care Of "hostler," james
Glessford. Glossford was keeping up tho
fire, and at O'Clock went to the shanty
near by to fill his oil can. He had u com
panion, Charley Ericsson, with him, and
tho two wero carrying on lively convcr-
sation.
Michael Callahan who came down the
track just as tho two men were leaving
tho engine, was struck with u desire to
take ride. He did not know where, nor
care, but he had seen engines used good
deal and knew how to handle the lever.
So ho climbed in the cab stealthily and
opened the throttle. Old No. gave o
sudden lurch and was off on the switch for
the main track, hardlya quarter of mile
away. While Glassford was busy with
the oil can in the shanty Ericsson saw the
engine move Off. He called to the "hos-
tier, who rushed out in pursuit. But the
locomotive distanced Glcssford at the start
and kept gaining rapidly. The man
thought Of the derailing switch, and,
frightened at the aspect of either wrecking
tho engine there or passing it out upon
the main tracks, ran like the wind in pur-
suit.
William Kelley, who sits up In tho switch
tower at Scventy-ilrst street, heard the
''cra2y" engine rumbling down the track
and for moment considered giving it the
open tracks. Then he forcsaw the greater
consequences Of collision beyond and let
the wild engineer take his own course.
On Callahan brought the swiftly moving
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Nine, de Norm, for tbs is the country Of
her adoption. sho has travelled all over
1t giving exhibitions Of her skill, and Us
its representative she has engaged In more
than ono fencing match
In Miss Englchart Nine. do Norma will
have to meet q woman of determined spir-
it. One night ut Louisville she was fenc-
ing with another woman in theater.
Miss Englehart's supporters in the wings
werc ~ loud In their encouragement that
they angorcd her adversary. Springing
across the stage, sho made lungo at one
of them with her brcndsword. But Miss
Englehart was US quick and parried her
blade. Turning on her, the contest that
had been one Of skill was renewed in fury.
The house was thrown into the intensest
excitement, the curtain was rung down,
and the oombatants were with difficulty
separated
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IN THE RIG0RS
OF FROSTLAND
Narrowing Experience Of an ICs-lCckCd Whal-
Ing Crew In Berllg Sea.
CANNIBRLlSM OR STARVATION

The Awful A. srnative That Confront
cd the Crew of the James Allsn-Ten
Men on a Barren lsland-Tales of
Horror Told by the Survivors, Ship
wrecked and Helpless in the Land
of Eternal lce-An Incident of the
Arctic Regions That May, Even Now,
Be Duplicated by the Walter Well
man Explorers.
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Must Share the Same Grave.

"a young lady wishes to marry. She is
very beautiful, has rosy countenance
framed in dark hair, eyebrows In the form
of the crescent moon and small but gra-
cious mouth She 10 also very rich-rich
enough to spend the day by the side Of her
beloved admiring flowers and to pass the
night in singing to the stars of heaven.
The man on whom her choice shall fall
must be young, handsome and educated.
Ho must also be willing to share the same
grave" Thus advertises girl in Jap
anese newspaper
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A FAIR MASCOT.

Charming Marie Mahonoy Marches With
the Veteran Flremen of San Francisco.
Marie Mahoney is tho mascot of tho
California Veteran Firemen's association
She Is tho only girl mascot of the kind in
tho United States. Sho was born in San
Francisco 12 years ago and is the plump
est, jolliest little girl that ever was, says
The Examiner just rs If she wasn't IN
officer in the vets" Marie is the daugh-
ter of State Senator Mahoney of San Fran
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The elephants Jaw, not being intended
for biting but for grinding vegetable food,
is an appendage almost separate from the
rest of the skull. Although enormously
heavy it has only a small articulation con.
Meeting it with the upper skull, and its
whole weight is carried by the muscles, in
which 1t mny be said to be slung. so that II
can grind back and forth.
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AN ADEPT WITH THE SWORD.
Helen Englehart Claims to BE the Cham
nlOn EemaIn EDucpr

Helen Englehart Claims to BE the Cham
pion Female Fcncer.
In Paris dwells Madeline do Norma, who
proudly proclaims herself the premier pro-
fessional woman fCncer Of France. There
arc many female fencer5 In that country,
and Nine. dc Norma has met and over.
como them oil. Now she Is looking for
new fields to conquer and has issued her
challenge to meet any female fencor In
America with fulls and broadswords for
81, 900 side and the championship of tho
world Tho gautlet thus thrown down
has been taken up by Helen Englchart,
and the issue Of the contest is awaited
with interest. Helen Englchart was born
in Switzerland of German parents. She Is
young and a brunette as active as pan
thor and as cunning at fence as q serpent
who moves hithor and ththCr as it pre-
parcs to strike Miss Englchart can repre-
sent the United States in contest with
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A SUPPOSED HAUNTED HOUSE THE RESORT Oh
COINERS.

All, this is interesting thought, and
was not disappointed. 1t turned out to
be an account of a raid by the police on
the house we visited. Our ghosts were
nothing more than q desperate gang Of
coincrs The terrible noise had been pro
duced every night by their letting fall in
the basement a tremendous iron weight
upon tho foundation stone of the house.
The body of the monk that we had seen
hanging by the neck in tho cellar was
nothing more than well made dumNy
with its clothes stepped in phosphorus.
And such was the end Of the Black
heath mystery. CHEIRo THE PALNlIST.
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Tho New York agents of special Brit
ish edition Of the Bible gravoly caution
possible purchasers to beware of imita-
tions, from which 1t may be concluded
that somebody has been wicked enough to
counterfeit that particular edition of the
Bible by way Of business ventura
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ELI Was tho Original Kicker.

In the first book of Samuel, second chap
ter and twenty-ninth verse, "a man OF
God" says to Eli, Wherefore kick ye at
my sacrifice and at mine offerinGi"
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SFLUNG OURSELVES AGAINST THE DOOR,"
however, 1t suddenly swung back, and the
sight that met our eyes almost paralyzed
our senses.
Swinging in tho moose Of death hung
the figure Of the monk. His face, ghastly
and horrible, seemed to grin ut uS in
agony, u whito and awful contrast to tho
darkness Of the vault. Spellbound, we
seemed rooted to the spot but we sudden
ly became conscious of now terror, and
one rapidly approaching. There were
steps coming behind US. The sound of slip
shod sandals cano nearer and nearer. We
turned. My heart failed me; my knees
shook as If with ague. Coming steadily
toward us In the moonlight was another
figure Of the monk. In few seconds he
would touch us; but, swift as lightning
wo almost threw ourselves into an empty
room on our right, and shaking with fear
we four strong men flung ourselves against
the door to keep 1t closed while that aw-
full thing wou. past.
Tho shuffling sandals came nearer and
nearer. They passed our door. We could
hear them enter tho cellar where the rope
hung and thon once more the stiffness of
death occupied the place For few mo.
ments we did not dare to speak. Then
Mitchell softly opened the door, and peep
ing out informed us that there was moth.
ing in sight, and that even the swinging
body Of the monk had disappeared. With
out a word no led tho way. We followed,
one by ono, and in few minutes we were
outside the house and on our way to Ap-
pleton's. Thore was very little said about
the matter. We had all mentally deter
mined at least to let our ghost alone for
the future; consequently no further rcsolu-
tions were passed the next morning, and
barely mentioning the subject we re-
turned to town to the different walks OF
life to which wo belonged.