davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09
ON THE TRAIL OF A GHOST.
A Specimen Of Tho Letters Sent to the
London Times.

A Specimen Of tho Letters Sent to tho
London Times.
The following letter to the London
Times tells a rather interesting expe-
rience and is good illustration Of the
way Englishmen write to that paper
about all sorts Of topics:
To the Editor of The Times:
SIR-A curious parallel to your correspond
emit Mr.. Wicks' exorcism Of the ghost that
haunted the house at Esher occurred some few
years ago in an old Oxfordshire mansion, Of
which friends Of my own had recently become
possessed. Soon after the new owners arrival
the grewsome discovery was made that on the
upper floor, containing the servants apart
ments and the children's nurseries, there was
q chamber which had long been known as
haunted and in which no one could ever be in
duced to sleep. By daylight it was pleasant,
sunny room, but to be in it at night, so every
occupant declared, was enough to chill the very
marrow in ones bones. No sooner was the
house all quiet, doors and windows shut and
midnight near Ginning from the church tower,
then strange sounds, heard nowhere else, be-
gan to fill the haunted room. Weird music
broke the silence, now sweet and soft and love-
" as o dream, then swelling into wild confu-
sion, then dying away in long drawn means Of
infinite distress. Nothing was ever seen, but
there was no celusion as to the sounds. It was
no use putting new servant, ignorant Of the
facts, to sleep there. Midnight was sure to
make the secret known. Those means, as of a
soul in pain. so it was steadily affirmed, pro
ceeded from no human visitant. The room
was haunted and it was not to be expected
that any one would sleep in company with a
ghost.
MY friend, the mistress of the house, was n
woman Of great nerve and common sense She
needed the room for household uso and she re-
solved to lay the ghost. Accordingly she had
it made ready for occupation and after care
full examination Of everything III the apart
ment prepared to spend the night in it herself.
The tales were quite true. Toward midnight,
when all was still. the ghostly music began to
CULVER through the silence, sweet and wild and
exquisitely sad. My friend listened, not quite
guiltless perhaps of tremors. Then she rose
and examined TIE room carefully afresh. Pres
entity it struck her that the sounds proceeded
from one corner Of the floor. She lifted the
rug, put her car down and found it to be the
case. She had located the ghost, If it was not
laid. Next morning carpenter was sent for,
the boards were taken up and Immediately be-
meath there was revealed perfect plexus Of
bell wires, which had been conducted by this
route to the different parts OF the house. When
doors and windows were all closed and every
thing still at night. the wind, finding its way
by what channel it could, turned this 1aby-
rinth of wires into en- feolian harp, whence
issued the mysterious sounds by which sue
cessive households had been scared. The wires
were adjusted, the chinks and crannies closed
up, the ghost was laid and the haunted room
has been comfortably occupied ever since
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09
Tho Magnet In Surgery.

The following remarkable account OF
the extraction of a needle from the
body by means of magnet is given by
Cosmos:
"a young laundress thrust broken
needle into her right hand while wash
ing clothes. The needle having disap-
peared in the flesh, the surgeon who
was consulted several days after the &C
cident refused to perform an operation,
fearing lest he should be obliged to make
o large number of incisions among the
ligaments Of the articulation Two
months afterward the girl lost the use
of her right hand, and the least move
ment of the fingers caused her exquisite
pain. Drs. Gorinewski and Cerestin
then determined to extract the needle
with the aid Of a magnet, drawing it
into a heshy region where an incision
could be made without danger. To
cause this movement they chose very
feeble electro magnet, but a difficulty
arose. The needle having entered point
first, it would have to be drawn out
backward, the broken part in advance
''The first trial lasted two hours,
with short intervals Of rest, without
appreciable results. Before the third
trial tho girl said that she felt prick
ing in the palm Of tho hand near the
place where the magnet had been ap-
piled and where tho needle ought to ap-
pear. At the ninth sitting finally the
needle appeared beneath the skin and
came cut whole, broken end first, with
out pain and without loss Of blood. 1t
fixed itself to the pole Of the electro
magnet, ard the young laundress was
cured Es..is result the drawing of a
ncedl. through the fesh-is very re-
markable. In 30 hours after the first
trial this needle was extracted from the
inside Of the hand, after lying there
more than two months Translator
For Literary Digest.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09
HE DID.

. ri caddy for you, " said Jack at the start
As he stole . shy glance at the maid Of his
heart.
He picked up the niblick, the brassy and cleek.
She grasped her pet driver. too busy to speak
Her club, soon she soled it, q hazard within,
And sat on bunker o'ercome with chagrin.
stHow are your" cried Muggins. "Four down,
she replied.
"Never mind" said whisper. "will you be
my bride?"
Twas Jack who had spoken. "Why, yesl" an
swered she.
"I'u marry You, Jack If you'll caddy for me. :"
Harvey Wickham in New York Sun.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09
Atmospheric Temperature.

The temperature of the atmosphere
cools, on an average, about one degree
for every 800 feet that we ascend or
warns at the same rate as we descend.
The mean temperature at the north
pole is and at the equator between 80
and 80 degrees We can. therefore. get
into temperature one degree colder
for every 70 or so miles that we travel
north. and i'll a temperature one degree
warmer for every 10 or 50 miles that
we travel south.-Philadelphia Times
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09

Two ladies driving along the Bathurs:
IN. s. W. road recently overlook
small boy trudging YEARLY along on
bare feet. When given lift, y it was
found he had walked from Lawson to
the valley {12 miles, to buy loaf Of
bread, which was penny cheaper
there Twenty -four miles to save a pen
nyl
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09
Row {, Get Found In Boston.

A stranger has no excuse for. being
lest in Boston, although our streets are
a trif1e crooked. If the visitor who has
lost his bearings will only strike out at
random, he will soon find himself on
Boston Common. lisa sure rule. -Bos-
ton Record.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09
EVERYBODY Ssys-So.

Cascarets Candy Caa,rartic, ,iie most WON
aerfui medical Il scoysTv 81 ts. :..et.. pleaS-
AIT and refreshing tc the taste, utecntly
and positively ON kidneys. i've. j 4 howelsr
erahsln3 Inc entire sssi. III, I'll rods,
anu bi iousncss. Please buy an try l~r
OF q. q. tn-iay: 10. -. ;t ..el. suI,!sm.
guaranteed " eale w ali druggists
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09
His Good Reason.

PATIENT want to take gas.
Dentist-It is not usual to admins
ter gas for such small tooth, my boy.
It won't hurt you for an instant. y
You've got to give me gas. or I
won't have it out. y
"You shouldn't be SO afraid Of being
hurt. Now. sit up there like little
man.
II amt afraid of being hurt, but l
expect | shall screech when it comes
out. .
THAT won't matter. F"
Yes, it will All the boys / ever
licked are waiting outside to hear me
holler Exchange
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09
Nipped In the Bud.

Mudge-Which is proper to say
LEND me $40. or Loan me $10?'
Wickwire-It won do you any good
to say either. indianapolis journal
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09
Caught Mapping.

Where did the police catch their
MANI
Found him asleep ON seat in the
park. -
"Oh, see Then, presume, they
arrested him Gu bench warrant. -
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09
Not Impressed.

That tenor of ours has marvellous
voice he can hold one of his notes for
half minute. -
"Faugti I've held one of his notes
Tor two Years Cleveland Plain Deal
ar =
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09

Mixed trains Southbound leave Winchester
at 10 a IN and As m. Arrive at Strasburp
Junction at 6.l2 a III ahd 10 IS m.
Mixed trains Northbound leave Winchester
at Las p m and IL &c p m. Arrive at Harner,s
Ferry at 40 p NJ and 1.36 m.
CONNECTIONS.
Train No. 2 connects at Harper,s Ferrv
with Fast Limited Express trains, leaving AZ
12.41 a m and LEA p M, arriving at Chicago at
$50 m and l2a0 noon, and with trains leav-
ing at 5:14 H.. arriving at Cincinnati at 7:i5
q M, st Louis 6:L0 m, and connects at
Weverton at i1:40, srrive Hargsrstown I2.40. A.
Washington Junction with train arriving At
Frederick at l:55 m. ~
Train 46 connects with fast vestibuled train
at Harper's Ferry at 9:44p.m. for Chics 90 ct
1927 p M for Pittsb urg, and 12:55 am. for Gin.
ctnnati and st. Louis. Arrive at Pittshnru o.
100 a. M; Chicago at 9:45 p. M, CincinnatiSt
500 p. M, and st. Louis at $3.50 a. M "o
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars run thronob
to Cincinnati, st. Louis, Chicago and PRE-
burg on all express trains. -'''-
For rates. tickets, baggage checks ana fur.
ther information apply to h. & O agents or 70
f. Dudrow, Travelling assppper ASanxe
winchester, Va, or C, r. Hammond. Asent
Staunton, Va. 0eens
d. y. MARTIN, Mgr. Pass. Trafflc, = 49,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09

No. g. (vestibuled Limited) has Pullman
s,eener from Basic to Washington. New VOTE
via Shenandoah junction ana b. q y. "aif
road.
NJ . for Roanoke. Radford, Bristol and In
termeaiate points, also Bluefield, Columbus
and hicago.
Pullman sleeper from Roanoke to Column
bus.
-, ttannosa and to all points in the South.
Connects at Koanoke for all stations, " IN,
ston-saism Division. Connects at EaoIoIe
for Bluefleld, PocahYntas. r. tuiini'n ''eepe'
shortest and best route to the West, South
and Southwest.
Write for rates. folders and information TO
w. B. BEvTI.L, Gen. Pass AgI.
Roanoke. Va.
. NJ. Bragg. Travelling Passenger Agent.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09

The most expensive stamps for col
lectors are those Of Maurtttus and Ha-
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09

No. 9,-Daily-Local for Charlotte and Inter-
mediate Stations.
No. 35.-Daily United States Fast Mail
through Pullman Buffet Sleepers to Jackson
VILE via Savannah; to Atlanta, aid New Or
leans, connecting at Salisbury for Asheville,
Knoxville. Chattanooga and Nashville, Tenn,
and at Charlotte for Augusta.
No 37-Daily-W ashington and Southw est
ern Vestibuled Limited; through Pullman
Sleepers to Asheville, Hot SPRINGS and Nash
vile, via Salisbury and Chatta9.oO to
Tampa via Savannah and Jacksonville to
Memphis via Atlantis and Birmingham and
to New Orleans. via Montgomery and Mobile
Dining Car Greensboro to Montgomery. First
Class Day Coaches OH all trains.
Trains from stanton by Chesapeake and
Ohio railway connect III Uniun Station at
Charlottesville with southern by. trains.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09

Train connects with Southern R. X. at
Harr1sonDurg at W a. M for Strasbnrg juno
ton and Harper's Ferry Division
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-12-09

Train II and train connects with Southern
r. X. at Strasburg Junction at IL so and 745 d.
m. for Harrisonburg and points OF Valley Ry.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-05
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton-Market firm; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds: Boston. per bale, $l.25;
New York, per bale. $1.OO; Philadelphia,
per bale, $10O; Baltimore, per bale $1.O0:
Direct-Barcelona, SIC; Genoa, soc; Re-
val. SIC; Bremen, 43c; Havre, zoe.
Via New York-Liverpoo 43c; Bre-
men, soc; Amsterdam 55c: Hamburg, 45c;
Genoa, 55c; st. Petersburg Coo; Man
chester, 47c; Havre, 55c; Gutenberg, Coo.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are firm at
ruling rates. Foreign business is more
or less nominal The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $4,000
40 for a range-including Baltimore and
Portland, Me. Railroad ties. base "A feet,
to Baltimore, 12c, to Philadelphia. 13c; to
New York, 13Ihc Timber rates, 50c6$1 OG
higher than lumber rates. To the West
Indies and Windward, nominal; to Rosa
rio, $l2. 00a13.00; to Buenos Ayres and Mon
tevideo, $l000G11 90; TO Rio Janeiro $14.0o;
to Spanish and Mediterranean ports, $11.30
01150; TO United Kingdom for orders,
nominal for lumber. pounds IS standard.
BY Steam-To New York. $780, to PHI
adelphia, via New York $3.50; 70 Boston,
Sc. 50 via New York; to Baltimore, $500.
Naval Stores-By Sail-The market is
firm. Medium sized, Cork for orders, are as
follows: Resin, Is, 10lad, for barrels of 80
pounds and per cent. prmage; spirits, As
11ad: Genoa, rosin. 3s Sda3s Cd; Adriatic, Is
6d0l2s Sd; South American, rosin, SOC per
barrel of $50 pounds Coastwise-Steam--
To Boston, 1Oc per 100 pounds on rosn, 9Oc
on spirits; to New York, rosin, SIC per 100
pounds; spirits. SOC.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-05
Buy Cotton
and hold it.
It is the only
cheap thing left.
100000 Pounds Hides
and Wool Wanted.
II. KIRKLAND.

long as the kite is held by the string IL
will rise; cut the string and the wind will
at once resign il 70 the mercies Of gravi-
tation.
We see then, that if = lark wishes the
wind to help him to rise, he must face it,
incHne his body forward, as a kite is in
clined; and, further that the inequality OF
the wind must give him inertia or rnomen-
tum, or else his wings win have 20 raise
him without assistance. When gulls adj
vance at right angles without any beating
of their wings, the principle applied is the
same. From some slight elevation they
glide downward till they are near the
ground or the surface of the sea, then
POSSIBLY by a twist of the waisO they
turn suddenly and face the wind, which
lifts them to their former elevation; after
which the process begins again. 1t may be-
that when birds soar, 1. e., rise in spiralS
without moving their wings, they are
avalling themselves at each upward stem
of the increasing velocity of the wind.
But they sometimes attain an elevation oc
mile or more, and there the increases
must be a negligible quantity, If 1t has noe
at length reached the vanishing points
and, therefore, we have to look eleswhere
for an explanation of soaring.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-05

3 TO 10 points advance, closed steady, net
unchanged 10 10 points advance sales, 49,
900 bags, including September, 5.95c; De-
cember, 6.50d635c; spot coffee, Rio, quiet;
No. Z invoice. sac; No. Z. jobbng, 7'sc;
mild weak; Cordova. l0izd16iac Sugar,
raw, firm; fair refining. 3MdS 5-16c; CEN
trifugal. 96-test. 1-l6c; refined, firm;
mould a, 5l4c; standard A, 43sc; contec-
toners A. 47sc; cut loaf 55sc; crushed
59sc powdered, SIC: granulated. sc.
Chicago, Sept 4.--Wheat recovered ex-
actly half OF yesterdays lac decline to-
day. The tone of the foreign markets.
which caused the decline yesterday, was
also responsible, in a great degree for
the days advance. Corn and oats follow
ed wheat. and advanced 1sG114c each. Pro-
visions, however, were heavy and wound
up the day with slight declines.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-05
TONE OF COTTON QUIET.
QUOTATIONS. UNCHANGED FROM
FRIDAYS CLOSING.

soIes for the Day 573-Increased Re-
ccipts-Spirits Turpentine Market
closed at 27s4c Bid, But Later Sold
.,t 2sc-Rosin Firm and Unchans-
.d-WhoIesaIe Markets Firm and
Generally Observation-Disclosures
n BE Closed Monday.
savannah, Sept. 4.-The receipts of cot
am increased to 1,526 bales, the heaviest
., far this season, and greater than at any
other Atlantic port. The market closed
MET and unchanged after sales of 57S
5ales. Spirits turpentine sold at % cents,
.frar the close of the official market, 2794
,snts having been bid at the Board of
r7,de. Rosin was in good demand and
tbe sales aggregated the amount of the re-
.cints. Other markets were steady to
srn with no material changes in quota
lions The following resume of the diff
ssrent markets will show the tone and the
ouotations at the close to-day;
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-05
DRY GOODS.

New York, Sept 4-The week closed
with quieter conditions prevailing in all
grades though the tone is well sustained
in both cotton and wooden goods. The re-
action coming after the first rush of early
orders is responsible for the retrogression
IN general interest. The quality of the re-
orders being already registered, shows
that the general run OF later needs Will
be of a liberal character. Staple cottons
are quiet, but firm, print cloths showing
great strength, and both at Fall River and
Providence the sales have been quite
heavy, at market well sustained at 29sc
Prints are strong and active. Ginghams
were well sustained at advanced prices.
Wooden goods await the recorder demand.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-05
GRAIN. PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York Sept. 4.-Flour dull, but nom
inelly firmer with wheat: Minnesota pat
EMS, $540a5.S5; Minnesota bakers, A4OGD
40 winter patents, $53jGi5.65; winter
straights 1896. 10; winter extras, $500
800 winter low grades, S3.3003.JO. Rye
flour, dull fancy, $3.4O0375 Corn meal,
dun yellow western, ne. Rye. quiet No.
western, 521Ac. Barley, quiet. Barley
malt dull; western, J5M67c.
Wheat spot. firm; No. red, $1.02A; OPP
tons opened stronger on firm cables and
enormous weekly wheat and flour ship
ments, afterward ruled dull at slight re-
action, induced by realizing sales, closed
9k1%c net higher; May. 9SlB0989sc, closed,
9s9sc; September $f.0001. O0Ik, closed, $1.O0;
December, 81 9-1G99Sc, closed, 97ssc.
Corn, spot steady; No. 2, S57sc; options
opened stronger on cables and heavy clear
ances for the week. but eased Off later
owing to realizing, and closed unchanged
to Nc net advance; September, 36lJ361kc
closed, Csc; December, 575sd37Bc, closed
S7ssc.
Oats. spot, quiet: No. 2, 23lkd23a4c: OPP
lions were inactive and nominal; Septem-
Der closed at PIC. Hay, easy; shipping,
good to choice 5O055c. Hop, quiet. Hides,
firm. Leather. firm. Wool. firm; fleece,
2Oa27c; No extra, z7ll4Oc; Texas, 1OQ16c.
Beef, firm; family. s9.O0d10.O0; extra mess.
81 50; beef hams, $3.50; packet, So GOA
$50. Cut meats, quiet; picked bellies, ne
GStAc; picked shoulders, 51z@52lc; picked
hams, SlzG89sc Lard, steady; western
steamed, 5.25c; refined, quiet; compound,
4&t0Jc. Pork. quiet; Old mess. $950d9.75;
new mess, $1025010.75; short clear, $1O50d
1900; family. $i0.50Q1150. Butter, firm
Petroleum, steady; united closed, 72lsc bid
Rice, firm; fair to extra. 4lba6i4c; Japan
4hGi4%c. Molasses, firm; New Orleans
open kettle. good to choice, 25M31c. Cot
ton seed oil, duh; prime crude nominal;
. D ,4ffI
summer yellow, 2Sd29c; Off summer yell
low, 27a271zc; butter grades, 52n33c; prime
summer white, zoe; prime winter yellow.
JIG. Coffee, options opened steady at
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-05
MIscELLANEous MARKETs.

Bacon-The market is firm. Smoked
clear sldes.'7izc; dry sailed clear rib sides,
&c; bellies, 7%c; sugar-cured hams. 10%c
Lard-Market firm; pure, i'm tierces, SIC;
5O-pound tins, csc; compound, lin tierces,
sac; 50-pound tins, 5l5c.
Butter-Market steady, fair demands; Go
shen, 14115c; gilt edge 17a18c; creamery,
1752G1s1Ac; fancy Elgins, 20Q21lzc.
Cheese-Market firm; fancy full cream
cheese, 1Oc; 2O-pound average, 101z011c.
Fish-MacKerel, half-barrel, No. /, $50;
No. 2, 81. 80; No. 3, $500; kits. No. /, 81. 25;
NO. 2, $i.OC; No. 3, CSC. Goldfish, 1-pound
bricks, &C. 2-pound bricks, &c Smoked
herring, per box, zoe; Dutch herring, Ia
kegs, Sl.6O; new mullet, half-barrels, 80.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-05

Those who believe in higher prices find
announcement, however, in the splendid
business outlook here; in the good demand
FOR cotton by American spinners, and in
the small stocks everywhere. Crop ac-
counts also have not recently been all
they should be. II cotton is to break
sharply from these prices, we expect a
huctuating market for the present and
are inclined to think that on good breaks,
moderate purchases will prove a fair ven
ture.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-05
NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-There was a good
demand for spirits turpentine to-day. and,
although 14c below the opening price was
bid at the close, the receipts of the after
noon were taken at Ac above the official
closing price.
At the Board of Trade at the first call,
the market was bulletined firm at rs cents,
with sales of 745 casks. At the last cal
at 1:9O o'clock, 1t was bulletined at 27s4c
bid, with no sales.
Rosin-The market was firm and I'M
changed with a good demand At the
first call at the Board of Trade, the re-
ported sales were 1,417 and at the last
call, 1853, making a total of 1886 barrels.
In ...a-a aa-...
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-05
THE CHATHAM BANK,
SAVANNAH. GA.

SAVANNAH, GA.
Transncts "A general banking
business, maintains "a liberal saw
ings department..
Foreign and Domestic exchanges
speciality.
Having "A Large number of fnterser
correspondents, we can handle co.'s
lections ut very reasonable satea.
Correspondence solicited.