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she broke of at the top Of her speed.
closely followed by the girl, without shut
ting the gate behind her. The stranger
heard the patter Of their feet hurrying
down the lane. and smiled the superior
smile Of an educated man.
Some superstitious fancy" he said to
Choosing a nat tombstone. he lay, down
at full length thereon, and gave himself
up to the full enjoyment OF the lovely
= sIs%%re's Of ey Y, IN One T Wso P SaS !! RhE isteiy
been an invalid. was most grateful and
The Intense quiet Of the place, amid the
ing air Of desertion and It's ,uncared-for
aspect. the history Of the abandonment
Of the church-all appealed strongly, to
his im%asinstion, he was soon I9st
warned by a cold gust Of evening air that
he was hardly strong enough yet to risk
being ou in the dew. he rose to- 60. .
ave I'VE S beer there over two hours. 1t was
Il was $50, He turned to take one last
look at the church; n as he did 30
of a woman's skirts In the act OF dis
appearing round the northwest corner
OF the tower.
thing ike intrusion IN the privacy q
one who was possibly visiting the grave
Of a relative, and he accordingly left
the churchyard without again turning
his head
But he was conscious that 1t cost him
a strong effort TO do so owing TO a most
extraordinary craving. which he could
not for the life of him explain. to look
round the corner OF the tower. on his
emerging from the lane, he saw the
cheerful glow OF the blacksmith's forge
some way ahead. Salter had, done some
work for him, and II might, he thought.
be as well TO ask the loan of a topcoat
for the rest OF the way home; In height
and build they were much alike. So he
turned In at the half door OF the forge.
my sakes!" said the blacksmith,
heartily, why. it's Muster Cortram.
Glad to see you, sir. out an ABBOTT,
though It's maist too sharp a even
ing, and you not quite set bop. as we may
"True, Salter. and so I've come to
ask you to lend me an o~vercoat."
Right you are, sir, and welcome,
too; but set W down and have a warm
first"
And the blacksmith. mindful OF the
duties OF hospitality, drew his shirt
sleeves down over his mighty arms.
and proceeded to light a pipe by way of
company to Mr.. Cortram's cigar.
""rls a quaint spot this close by you"
said the latter, as he struck a light and
passed It over TO salter.
"Meaningr" aueried the smith. ~ he
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place would not work a cure.

place would not work a cure.
80 ABOUT a twelVemonth after his first
visit to 1t, he found himself once more
In the Ashchurch lane on an evening late
In June,
He had been some days in the parish
and had employed the interval in getting
oldest Inhabitants, but that amounted
to little beyond what he had already
learned from Mr.. Connor's letter TO his
uncle.
OF late years even the lane leading to
the church had been religiously Stunned
by the parishioners. and a ghost. II Is
plain, cannot be seen without somebody
to see II.
One additional piece OF evidence, how
ever, he had got at quite accidentally.
II happened that one day he had called
upon the village doctor, whose acquaint-
ance, In his professional capacity, ne had
made during his last stay In Ashchurch.
The doctor was "A squarely- built. weather.
beaten man, az prosaic and matter-of-
fact as n man could be. The CONVERSE
ton turned upon MIR. Conner.
II knew him Well" observed DIR. Cav
son, and attended him for some years
Def re his death. He died at 4G on Dec.
10, twelve and a half years ago"
DO you always remember so &C
curately the time Of your patients de-
parture, Or. Cawson?"
Why no! Blu there were peculiar
circumstances
DO tell me what they were"
IF You Will promise not 10 laugh at
me, IL ItlI OUT mat afternoon tndl /
had been paying some professional visits,
and was returning home by AshChurCh
lane On foot. ] remembered hat in II
corner OF the Churchyard there grew an
herb. which ! had often found useful, 50
! Jumped over the gate to gather some.
| was busy doing So when | remembered
! had another engagement later on and
must make haste. CHANGING at my watch
| found 1t was i.05, Just then, in the
dim Hight, | saw the white train Of a
woman's dress disappearing round the
corner " the church, 1t was so real, to
my mind, that | felt sure | should have
seen the whole figure II | had raised my
head earlier, | had heard Of the same
sort OF thing having been noticed be,
fore. and am not ashamed to say that !
got back into the lane and home as fast
as ever | could. When | reached my
own door | found that a messenger had
been sent by Mrs. Conner In my alb
scncc to say was urgently. wanted, as
Mr.. Conner had been suddenly taken
worse. | went Immediately, but was too
late. lie had died at I,C5.'
And have you any theory about II,
doctor any explanation" The doctor
shrugged his shoulders and the conver
Sation changed.
Thinking OF this. among other things,
Cortram slowly proceeded towards the
church. He felt "A strong presentment
OF some coming event approaching him
with the slow step or fate.
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wieldy n irregular width many of the
moss-grown grayestones. Grass grew
coarse and raj on the c%hufchyard
paths. Here and there a headstone or
mound OF green turf showed signs OF
care and loving tendance; but. as a rule,
the graves, III the church itself. looked
neglected and desolate, and some were
hidden by foxglove and nettles.
A stranger. accidentally detained In the
parish by the effects OF a fall from his
horse. being convalescent, had strolled
aimlessly down the narrow, winding lane
which led to the church, and. coming
suddenly upon 1t. had been struck by its
forlorn appearance.
Leaning over the rusty-hinged church.
yard gate he deserted a woman and a
sturdy girl hurriedly wedding one Of the
smallest green mounds OF Its rank
growth OF dock leaves. His attention
could not be arrested by the headlong
haste which characterized their per-
Torrance of a task over which love
usually fingers long.
As he was DESTROYS Of learning some
thing OF the history OF the church and
OF the cause of its present state OF
decay, he, with some difficulty. opened
the crazy old gate and went owards
them. But though he succeeded by dint
OF questioning. in ellciting most OF the
facts. Of which the reader is already in
possession, he found the woman far
from communicative and evidently anx-
ious to be gone. Once only did her
natural love OF gossip prompt her to I'M
part unsolicited information.
"vplks h%ereabouts du say" she began.
ZEE how she Dad a hand But here.
as though frightened at her own impulse.
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HAUNTED ASHCHURCH.
A Stain on a Wom0n's Name Removed
after Many Years.

It Was q lonesome little country
church quite deserted n rapidly fad
ing into decay. The nearest house vas
that OF old Joe Salter. the blacksmith.
and that was fully half a mile away.
1t could not be said that the little fab
ric possessed anything of architectural
beauty or interest; a plain, oblong build
ing, with as quare. thick-set, squat
tower. 1t had no 'chancei.
1t was hard upon fifty years since
regular services had been discontinued
at A~shchurch. owing to the building
and endowment of a handsome new
church. near the centre of population
and better adapted to the requirements
of the parish.
Fol- about the first half OF these fifty
Years the cracked old bell of Ashchurch
stil rang occasionally for the funerals
of old residents of the parish, for the
churchyard was not declared closed
When the Sunday services ceased.
hut the tim came when the authori-
ties decided that henceforth all burials
must be In the new cemetery.
Up to that time the aged church had
been kept In some sort OF repair, and
had, at n rate. been water-tight. But
from, that time the efforts made to keep
1t SO had been spasmodic and mad
equate, n year by year 1t became more
and more dilapidated.
The Ivy now grew In unchecked lux
urance. not only over the walls. but over
the roof. AS Tor the tower, II became q
perfect bush Of creepers under which the
FORM OF the masonry was concealed, like
'lat OF an Esquimau In his furs,
she once trim laurel hedge put forth
greedy arms Inc embraced within It's un!
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held the match over the bowl.

held the match over the bowl.
salter let the match drop.
What! Have you been there at this
Hour, q night, indeed! Why. It is
lady or other is probably there stni."
This time the blacksmith dropped his
pipe. and 1t was smashed against the
anvil In the fall. The man was pale as
What ails YOU, salter. my man?
Here, have a cigar"
Salter took no notice OF the proffered
self up to his full height, and in the deep
shadows and strong lights of the forge
he looked like a prophet of the olden
time as he said, most earnestly and SOL
MIR. Cortram, sir, go We home, do we
now, and pray tonight when We seq yer
prayers. as In coorse We, do, that no
harm may come this night to you or
Mr.. Cortram respected the mans emo
ton. though quite at a loss 10 guess
its cause. and, without bothering him
further about the overcoat' walked
Neat day he sailed forth as usual
in the evening for a stroll, but had not
senger from the telegraph ONCE OF the
ne~ighboring town, who recognized him
and handed him n telegram. II an
nounced the sudden death OF an uncle
the pTtNlOub evening" at GOV ~ 'lpSh'
recollection came 10 him like a sudden
gust of Icy wind. chilling his heart,
that, at that very time, he had seen the
mysterious white dress futtering round
the corner of AshchurCh tower. Why
his instinct connected the two things
together he could not divine. He was
by no means a fanciful man, but was
generally credited with a clear head
and strong. mmon-sens
Having the responsibility for the ar
rangements OF his uncle's funeral, he
left the place that evening.
Some months went on. but nothwith.
standing n great pressure o. business,
which came upon him In consequence OF
his uncle's death, the mystery of Ash
church continually required 10 him. The
strange behavior OF the peasant woman
In the church-yard. the unexplained emo
ton OF the blacksmith, his own strong
and u~naccountable yearning that memoir
able evening TO look behind the tower,
the odd coincidence OF his uncle's death
with his glimpse OF the white dress passed
and repassed before his minds eye over
and over again.
One evening he had sat down to look
over old papers and letters. with n view
to destroying what was worthless. His
uncle's correspondence had been extcn-
sive and the task was a ratiguing one.
He was on the point OF giving II up for
the night when out OF one OF the letters
there dropped q square piece Of yellow
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looking paper which fiuttered down upon
the carpet. He listlessly picked 1t up.
The inscription on 1t was 80 curiously
IN accord with the subject uppermost In
his thoughts that he was reused into
strong Interest. 1t ran thus:
Her vesture, dlmly seen altar,
To him who sees an evil star;
Himself who sees, he shall be blest.
And gives her weary spirit rest.
His mind was so possessed with the
conviction that the two first lines of the
doggerel described what he had himself
recently experienced that he felt no sur,
prise at the time. on reading at the head
OF the letter In which the paper had been
Enclosed the word "~Ashchurch' over the
date.
The letter turned out 10 be one writ
ten to his uncle by a former resident In
the parish of ~Ashchurch, who had been
many years dead.
church ghost, quoting several cases OF Its
white robes ha wing been seen in the mo-
ment OF their disappearance round a cor
ner OF the ch~urch-always the same
corner. viz, the northwest, and, in each
case, some disaster was found to have
befallen the person witnessing the spec.
trail appearance at the very OF
the ghostly dress having been seen.
Strangely enough. COrtram had never
heard his uncle mention the subject,
and, up to the date, or his accident. some
months before, he had never even heard
the name OF Ashchurch. ON turning to
his uncle dairy he found, within a week
OF the date OF the letter. the following
entry:
prove to poor Co lner what fudge 1t all
The next entry was a fortnight later:
mot 80 sure about fudge. certainly
saw something but II was probably a
wreath of mist"
n three days further on;
George died the very night and the
very hour in which l saw that m
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A Wise General.


From TRUTH
Merchant-Why the deuce don't you
shut the door?
Insurance Agent-Do you think I'm fool
enough to cut off my retreat?
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Milhau's C%eIiaaya, admirable tonic and ap-
oetizer, from the true bark. lS3 Broadway, ~
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DRIVES WITH HIS o
Here IL q Man who Finds His Legs
as Useful NJ Arms. .

There was q strange scene on an up
town street the other day, when tho last
new freak in town went to take a drive.
He had no arms. and when his friends
had seated themselves and were won
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looking paper which fiuttered down upon
the carpet. He listlessly picked 1t up.
The Inscription on 1t was 80 curiously
In accord with the subject uppermost In
his thoughts that he was reused into
strong interest. 1t ran thus:
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DRIVES WITH HIS TOES.
seized the reins In his toes and started
off at a good round pace.
A reporter for The Sunday WORLD
was with him, and he will tell about the
strange ride tomorrow. The freak. did
not run into any other carriage and he
turned the corners as successfully a. the
best coachman on Fifth avenue could
turn them. 1t will be interesting to know
how skilful one can become with the
unused toes IL he loses his arms.
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SPRING STYLES now ready at prices AVA be-
low retail stores. Danbury Hat Co., ~ Des-
brosscs st.
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Amusements

sS", g$1;s $sssssp A.; $ : I D9Sa
THAN ANYoTHER PLACE1S NEW YORK
FlRSI TINE IN ERiGA,
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Her v~esture, dimly seen altar.
To him who sees an evil star:
Himself who sees, he shall be blest.
And gives her weary spirit rest.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-06-03

In casting about for good men tC
carry the democratic standard in tn,
campaign for delegate this fall one
does not have to go far in any direc
tion to find candidate combining the
three necessary qualifcations-r repre-
resentatiye citizenship, good leader
and soundness in the party faith.
Among the many that occur TO Us
we wish to mention Mr. c. w. Gould,
chairman OF the central committee
Mr. Gould is farmer, in fact and
not by profession, a type OF the cool,
philosophical Ssotchman
lie has never been identified with any
faction or locality when it came to
party interest, and his voice has never
been heard In the little chickering's or
petty displays OF temper. other than
moderation and friendly
'ettlement of conflict n claims ne
has made good chairman, honest.
'traigh forward and hardworxing.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-06-03

At the Southwestern business col
.ege, over the Capitol national bank,
will open on Monday morning, June
(. bookkeeping, business arithmetic,
commercial law, grammar, spelling,
business and ornamental penmanship,
shorthand and typewriting will be
thoroughly trught at the regular rates.
A sIccial class in penmaDship will he
organized at 10 o'clock on the morning
Of the same day, for the accommoda-
tion of those who desire to take writ
ing exclusively. The tuition for this
branch will be S3 per month or IS for
three months ~hen all is paid on en-
tering. Those who are unable To pay
for tuition will receive a course of les
sons in penmanship free Of ,h5rge.
The free class will bagin promptly at
Q o'clock on the morning Of June !.
Only those above the fourth grade are
eligible TO this class. Fall term opeus
on Sept g. Call for catalogue.
L. II. FmrCH, President.
L. W LowMAN, Principal
mes l2t Guthrie school
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-06-03
INJuDICIoUs ADvERTIsIs @.

Every now and then some merchant
complains that his advertising does
not yield satisfactory returns An in
quiry into his methods will show that
he has none, and that his sole consid-
GRAFTON is to bargain for the space aud
andit the bills, without reference to
the character. circulation or credit of
the paper in which his announcement
appears.
Ii Is matter of commercial fact,
almost too stale for repetition tha'
ninety per cent of the business
men throughout the country are fail.
ures, while-a scant three per cent sue
ceed to moderate competency and es-
tab.ish business solidity IL is with.
in common knowledge and equally as
well known that the three per cent
'e inva 'iably large advertisers. They
reach out through the Thousand tenta-
cles of the advertisers art and draw
from the markets a character and a
prominence for their goods. 1t is
this getting into the business eye of
the public that brings success in trade.
and it is brought about more than
any other way by u judicious use Of
newspaper advertising. Without that,
no.matter what the quality of ones
goods he sits N ely as Selkirl on his
island and waits for the customer that
never comes. Bat money expended
for advertising in a newspaper that
does not print the ,ws, of poor local
and editorial get-bp. with lack-lcster
attract seness, is worse than wasted.
for the SIM lie rea son that no one
reads IL
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-06-03

Party faith H. with him not a means
for pr vste ~ or personal advanc e.
ment lie is student, quick. clear
thinker, takes short cuts to the heart
of things aud Is usually sound in his
conclusions. lie would make good
stumper, his uniq ie and original char
'acter would stand him well in hand.
aud we believe he could muster and
hold the party strength, and more. lie
is only one among our many suitable
candidates, but his availability should
not te overlooked.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-06-03
A STRIP EDIroRs coMpLIMENr

Newkirk Evening Democrat; The
Oklahoma Editorial Association met
in Guthrie Wednesday and about
thirty. five papers were represented by
the editors. A splendid reorgapiza-
ton was perfected and much good
was accomplished. The program car
ried Iut at the business meeting was
spirited. interesting and rich spread
OF intellectually. The Oklahoma
editors are nearly all young men,
hustling, pushing, bright young fell
lows, aud as Governor Renfrow
remarked in his address, IA gathering
of handsomer, brighter men was
never Assem- Dled in the territory.
Words cannot give expression to the
feeling of thankfulness due the citt-
zens uf Guthrie who entertained the
visitors The key To every desirable
thing was turned to the boys
and all an editor had to
do was simply to ask and 1t
Nas gwen hln great many things
we've gwen without The a,king. the
weakness of tue average news paper
uan Is under u ii at Guthr g, and a
&c op ION room wl~ prepared and the
irodu IS Of the vineyard. dislilleries
and breweries OF the county wei set
Def re- us II astonishing amounts. In
the aftern, on, the livery men turned
Their best cOnV"yHnces over to the
uoys aud lovely drive was taken
over the city. In the evening grand
bal was rendered and the beautiful
ladies of Guthrie had an opportunity
to display their hospitality. At mid
night rich banquet was announced
at the hotel Royal, and Tor two hours
there was eating and drinking and
toasting and music and merrimcnt
Guthrie people will be RENE bereo
for their hospitality.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-06-03

The Montana contingent of the In
dustrial army Is setting bad example
n seizing a train OF ears on the
Northern padha Il Is an exampls
,hu, the government cannot afford TO
tolerate, itis an essmple that Is cal
culated TO cast dlsercdit sron The
whole moverficnt, and TO bring it
under the more rigcrous Surveillance
OF the authorities generally. it is an
example that the leaders hi this busi-
fiess should make haste to repudiate.
The right of petition" does not in
clude the right to intimidate transpor-
tation companies, or compel them to
carry petitioners gratuitiously, or to
rob railroads of their property.
AS the Northern raciGe railroad $
in the hands of receiver, it is entitled
to the protection OF the federal courts.
II the courts, through their marshals,
are unable TO prote the road, il be
comes the duty of the federal govern
ment TO do so, assuming that the state
authorities are powerless, as by their
inaction, they seem to be.
Judge Caldwell's order to United
States Marshal Bede is therefore en-
tirely right. lie is properly sus stained
in it by the attorney-general. The
action of the president in issuing in
structions for the employment OF
troops TO recover the stolen property
and put the thieves under arrest is
doubtless based upon the difficulty of
organizing IA sufficient posse of deputy
marshals to promptly execute tho
orders of the court.
A mob must be dealt with as mob
1t cannot be treated with as belliger
ent, and much as the necessity is to be
deplored, so much the greater neces
sity that it be vigorously proceeded
against
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HOTEL DIRECTORY.

ORLANDO CITY IIOTEL-Ratcs s.
per day. n. Hunt, Proprietor, Orlando,
o. II.
GRANDNIEW HOTEL-Headqua
tiers for commercial men. Table supplied
with best the market affords. LimbocEer
Il Son, Proprietors, Cross, Ok.
EAGLE IlaREI.: A. l., Long & Co.
First class hOusc 500 per day. Ncwkirk.
HOTEL BLACKWELL. The only
first class 81 day house In the city
special attention given 10 commercial
trade. w. d powcn, Proprietor, Black
well, O. T.
GLOBE HOTEL: The o. ly first class
- 90 per day house in the city.
l.. lEAksoN, Prop.
New Ponca. o, i
HOTEL YOST The only Brick
Hotel In the city everything new anC
cleBn and well ventilated. Rates g., pei
day. JOHN lOsT Prop;
AtlllMattr O. L.
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Publ cation Notice.

Territory of Oklahoma, go
County Of Logan
TO John Il. Dlllcr;
You will take notice that on February
23d. A. d 1894, Emma j. Dillor. as plain
tin. filed her petition in the district court
of Logan county, In said territory, against
YOU as defendant. praying for divorce
from you and the custody of the minor
children .hcirg the issue of the marriage
letWccu YOU, and for other relief upon
the ground OF abandonment for more than
one year and deSrrtiOn, that this is one
Of those causes mentioned in the code Of
civil procedure of said territory, where
summons can be served by p ,blication in
"a newspaper. when ScrN Ice cannot be OBJ
taiucd upon a defendant within the terri
tory that proper affidavit for such ser
vice by publication has been duly made
and filed with the clerk oi said court. and
you will TIA, refore take notice that unless
YOU appear 10 this action and answer,
demur or othcrNi-c plead on ur before
June 3Oth. \. ID. 1891, a decree of divorce
will be- obtained against you as upon de-
fault, upon proper proof.
EMMAJ. nILLER.
Hy Frank G.. White, her attorney
Attest: Louis l.. Pitts, clerk district
court
by Leon J. Pitts. deputy. ml7 wit
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-06-03

THE FL Relo Globe swings into
line an talks sound sense in saying
that Governor Renfrow is grown <
rapidly in the estimation f the Demo
Gratis Of the territory, lie has Ger
tainly made splendid record for
himself and his party since he assumed
the duties OF Oklahoma's chief eNecu-
tive. The amount OF work that he has
done aud the creditahle manner iu
which he has performed IL should ce--
tainly be pleasing 10 every good Dem.
ocrat in Oklahoma We have vet to
note one act of his while governor that
IN any manner reflects upon his hon.
esty' ability or fitness for the position
that he has filed so ably and we'll.