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The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05

night my spirit left my body. 4 shall
never forget my strange experience.
I have no recollection of leaving the
tenement of clay. nor of returning to
1t. All know is that, seemingly poised
in air, 1 looked down and saw my body
there 1t filled me with certain feel
ing of disgust. l said to myself: is
It possible I live in such thing as
that?' While floating in the air, buoyed
up by an unknown power met. walk
ed and talked to the young woman,
Amelia, who has been our constant
companion for SO many years since.
She appeared as a mortal, and
was clothed apparently in a
black robe. She said it was
her spiritual gown, and was not
really black. but appeared so only to
me. This was not dream. as has
been abundantly proven since. but
when 1 regained human consciousness
/ was back in my body and in my own
room ! could hardly believe it at first,
and had to identify my familiar sur
roundings before being convinced.
confess | was disappointed to find my
self back. Following is the history
of Amelia and her family, as communi-
Gated to us by her. have never soU-lt
to verify her story, but am satisfied of
its truth: My name is Amelia Bauer; |
was born in Boston, Jan. 10, 1871. |
have blue eyes, long black hair, and
not very tall--fve feet four inches
of medium build. | passed into spirit
life when five years old. Group, some
say spasms, caused my death. My Ia
Tiers name was Barnes Bauer; he was
a carpenter and was killed by fall
from a ladder. My mothers name was
Lucy, a bad cold caused her death.
My dogs name was Victor. All of us
are now in spirit land. Mother and
/ once visited the old home, but no
one in the house knew we were there.
And after looking around all we
wanted to, we returned to spirit land,
which father and mother have never
since left" Every morning. con-
tinued Mr.. Babcock, amelia comes
about 1880. If the night has been too
cold to leave the window down | get up
early and lower it, then lie down again
When she comes she invariably
awakens me with tap on the Tore
head. Sometimes her journey has tired
her. That pillow pointing to pill
low at the foot of the bed) is kept
for her use, and she often lies there,
resting, until lime to get up. After
breakfast she usually-generally, in
fact-accompanies me to the exchange.
Tho afternoons when am other
wise engaged she usually spends with
ray wife. She goes to dim with us
The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05
THE COFFINED CORPSE NEAR
SWATOW.

standing there now. The Chinese cof
fin is made of very thick wood, shaped
to resemble tree-trunk, and in this
instance it has been wrapped round
with straw.
Another extraordinary and terrible
phase of Chinese social life. AS most
people know, the birth of girl-child
into Chinese home is not a welcome
event. She is "go-away child"-that
is to say, when married, she leaves her
home and goes to her husbands,
whereas son brings home his wife
with him. When a Chinese father is
reckoning up the number of his house
hold he counts only his sons. The
birth. of girl means simply another
mouth to fill, and for this sordid con-
sideration baby-girls are often not al
lowed to live. When they are not ac-
tually made away with, they are dis
posed of by indirect means. We see
basket fastened to the wall of the city
of Chaocha-foo, some thirty miles up
river from the treaty port of Swatow.
This, basket is for the reception Of
newly-born girls who have not found
welcome in their own homes-a yerit-
able 'letterbox." where baby-girls are
'posted!"s The father may possibly be
troubled with some slight scruples
about actually killing the infant, 30 he
places it in this strange receptacle,
whence any one wishing to adopt fe-.
male child is at liberty to remove it
and do what he likes with it. 1t is
awful practices like this that make the
Christian missionaries sometimes de-
spair. a--.
The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05
A NEW MRS. PARrlNoToN.

Milwaukee's Mrs. Partington really
deserves to have her fame perpetuated.
She says SO many deliciously absurd
things that no one who has not met
her will believe that they are other
than the inventions of some malicious
person, jealous of the lady's standing
position. For be 1t known that Mrs.
Partington's husband is one of the
wealthies and best known OF Milwau-
kee's solid citizens, and she goes on
her way daily scattering these conyer-
sational pearls regardless of whom
they may fall before. She had just
learned to her sorrow that it was con-
sidered very bad form in the more eX-
elusive Prospect avenue sets to pur-
chase anything down town. pay for it
then and there, which she had here
tofore taken special delight in doing,
as 1t enabled her to show large wad
The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05
Honest Pair.

'Taint everybody that's got such
right feelings as Sally Potter and her
ma; l will say that for the Potters,
even if our families aren't going to be
connected. after all" Mrs. Roberts
was speaking to her next-door neigh
bor, Miss Elizabeth Sprawle. They're
honest as the day, ] know that" said
Miss Sprawle. land 1 only hope your
Ned will find another girl as good as
Sally" There's not a mite of hard
feeling betwixt Ned and Sally an
swered Mrs. Roberts; they're good
friends still, only they see they made
mistake getting engaged. They were
too young to know their own minds,
and Mrs. Potter and 1 both take blame
that we didn't counsel them to wait.
But that isn't what / was going to tell
you. You recall that sprigged muslin
dress pattern that Ned gave Sally
when the engagement came out Miss
Sprawle nodded assent. We'll" con-
tinued Mrs. Roberts, "it being so hot
last summer, Sally had it made up and
wore, as you probably know but not
enough so but what 'twould have given
excellent wear this year If they'd been
married Well as soon as Sally and
Ned decided to break off, Mrs. Potter
came over, and nothing would do but
| should tell her just what the mate
rial cost, | hated to, but she would
have it, and at last told her Ned paid
six dollars for it; and today Sally
brought over the money in an enye-
lope, and there was not only the six
dollars, but thirtyslx cents interest
for the year! l told Sally that there
weren't many folks that would have
thought of paying six per cent interest
in such a case. but she was real sur
prised, and said twas only what was
right. Now what do you think of
that2" "Ned never'll find another
such, I'm afraid!" said Miss Sprawle,
and Mrs. Roberts agreed with her.
The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05

at o'clock, when she bids us good
night and leaves, to rest in spirit
land. Sometimes in the evening she
gets lonesome and will say. Let's all go
TO the play house, Then GO over to
one Oh the theaters to see If can pro-
cure seats. In which case we all go.
ana Amelia enjoys the play with US.
She has her favorite actresses, and
does not like to hear them adversely
criticised. "She Is a bit mischievous
sometimes. One day / asked her to
stay with my wife while l went to
the barber-shop. She said she would.
but after l had been in the chair
found her sitting on my knee.
thouSht how scared those BARRIERS
would be il they could only know
and see her as | did. After getting
back to the room she said. I changed
my mind; 1 fooled you that time
Amelia has corrected many erroneous
Impressions about spirits. She says 1t
Is mistake to suppose that they can
travel vast distances with the speed
of lightning. They have no wings,
but move up. down, or straight for
ward through the air, with little ex-
ertion, pretty much as fish swims.
Their speed is only about equal to
ours. and q journey to Boston, for
instance, would take spirit about as
long as mortal riding on train.
Amelia visits no one but US. She is
afraid to go into my house without
myself or wife, for fear of being ac-
cidentally shut up. She thinks danger
surrounds me. but feels perfectly safe
with my wife, with whom she says she
would not be afraid to cross the ocean.
Frequently Amelia goes shopping
with my wife. and helps her select the
patterns for her dresses. Whenever
my wife fails to take her along. and
exercises her own judgment. she is in
variably dissatisfied with her pur-
chases sooner or later" Incredible as
such experiences may appear to the
The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05
cRocoDILEs IN INDIA

The extent to which the rivers and
creeks in India abound with alligators
and crocodiles is scarcely credible. In
some of the streams they may be seen
in rows along the Shiny banks. from
the baby of three feet to the monster
of sixteen feet; whilst others, basking
in the hot sun. are extended at full
length, head downward, with jaws wide
open, showing a disgusting red throat
and formidable teeth, ready at the
least alarm to slip into the water. The
havoc caused by crocodiles, especially
among cattle. is considerable. They
travel long distances from the river
bank during the night in search of
prey A swing of their powerful tail
will knock cow off her legs, breaking
them in the act, ar-t thus the reptiles
The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05
HORRIBLE CUSTOMS.
THAT CAUSE DESPAIR OF RE-
DEFINING CHINESE.
Why Ono Corpse Was Not Buried-Ble
Basket on the Wall of a City, Where
Parents quietly Dsposit Their New
Born 0irl babies.
Especial Letter.)

China is happy hunting ground for
the photographer who makes it his
business to secure snapshots of the
quaint and curious. The Chinaman
does everything In different way
from the rest of the world, and the
immediate consequence is any number
of curious customs and beliefs. For
instance, the Celestials believe that the
condition of the dead in the spirit
world depends largely upon the atten-
tion bestowed upon them by the living
Paper money is dispatched to the dead
by way of fire, the Chinese fearing
that unless these delicate little atten-
tions are paid to the departed, their
spirits will return to plague them.
Much Importance is also attached to
the time and place of burial. Very fire.
quently one section OF family will
favor a certain day or site. while an
other section is strongly opposed to it.
Differences OF this character frequently
cause delays OF most curious nature.
The coffin seen here, for some reason,
stood under the shadow of some trees
near Swatow for years, and may be
The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05
Shooting HnIIets INTO Snow.

Some experiments were made recent
" in France on the penetratiye power
of bullets through snow. The results
were very astonishing. The Lebel rifle
was used and at distance of 100 feet
the bullet penetrated only five feet into
the snow target. A bullet from a Le-
bel rifle has been known, it is said to
90 through tree three and half feet
in diameter. That it should only pen
ertate eighteen inches farther into such
soft stuff as snow seems altogether
startling. The explanation suggested
by the experimentalists is that the ro-
tating bullet picks up particles of snow
as 1t goes in and so gets "balled." or
blocked up.
The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05
HAGGERTY'S STRIKE.
FABULOUS WEALTH FALLS TO
A SHEEP HERDER.
Richest Copper Vault Known-How the
Rudsfeha Claim Was Located, Openo cd,
and IL Being Operated - Fortune
Smiles on Pluck.
Especial letter.

A miners dream has again been
realized in the Rocky mountains. A
poor prospector and sheep herder has
suddenly become a bonanza copper
king, with a mine that even now. in
Its infancy, is shipping more than
$4,000 worth of ore a week, and Is
believed to have at least 100000 worth
of the red metal already in sight, after
only three months of actual mining
work.
Ed Haggerty, after years of poverty.
finds himself the possessor of vault
of copper ore richer by five times than
the ore Of the famous Anaconda mine
of Butte, Mont, and twenty times
richer than the average yield of the
greatest copper mines of northern
Michigan. The Rudefeha is believed
to be the richest copper strike ever
made in this country, and as the price
of copper is steadily advancing, great
copper mine has become more desir-
The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05
MISS RANDOLPH OF VIRGINIA

representative of the famous Ran
dolph family of Virginia will act as
sponsor for that state at the annual
reunion of the confederate veterans at
Charleston, S. c., on May 10 and IL.
Miss Nina W. Randolph is daughter
of Norman v. Randolph, typical
southern fighter, whose daring and en-
thusiasm led him to join Mosby's
rangers and to serve under the COM
mand of that general throughout his
picturesque campaign. He is now the
president of Lee camp, the confederate
soldiers home in Richmond.
Mrs. Randolph is a daughter OF that
brilliant lawyer, William B. Reed. who
espoused the cause of Jefferson Davis
when the leader of the lost cause was
a prisoner at Fortress Monroe. With
such a father and mother 1t is not
strange that the young girl who is
thus honored by her state Is both
beautiful and intelligent, a magnificent
horsewoman and crack shot. She Is
a tall brunette with the clear, creamy
complexion distinctly southern wom-
ans heritage, and she dresses in per-
The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05
HAVE NO WRAPPING PAPER.
Manila shopkespers Don't Know How
to DO Up n nundIs.


Such a thing as the delivery OF
goods from retail stores is unknown in
Manila, and even wrapping them up to
be carried by the purchaser is not con-
sidered necessity. II one goes into
tobacconist's for a box of cigars, 1t
is handed to him over the counter un-
wrapped. II he, by pantomime use Of
his Spanish at a glance" succeeds in
conveying the intelligence that he de-
sires his purchase wrapped up,a search
is instituted for piece OF newspaper.
and II this be found the box
is enveloped in it and handed
to him with a courtly bow,
but without string. A few bakery
wagons may be seen going from house
to house. and ice carts and soda water
carts, but beyond these regular deiv-
cry from vehicles is unknown. Nor
is the early morning made melodious
by the clatter of milk wagons. Genu-
Ire cows milk is Il scarce article there.
The water buffalo supplies most of the
milk used, a snow-white liquid contain
ing little cream and having flavor
none too pleasant TO the American pal
ate. There are few Australian cattle
kept in the suburbs of Manila appar-
emily of Durham and Devon extraction,
but their milk is liquid gold in COM
parison with the other. Instead of milk
wagons. bare-legged milkmen trot
about with long-necked jars or bam
booed cylinders hanging from either
end of a pole carried on the shoulder.
All butter is imported in tins, and is
a luxury for the rich only. With lux
uriant growth of grass the entire year,
this ought to be a paradise for cattle,
and perhaps Americans will develop its
possibilities in this respect. The sub
stitute for the butcher cart and the
grocer's wagon is the basket of woven
bamboo carried from the market on
the head of the customer, almost in
variably n woman, term Including
girls of 10 years and toothless crones.
Everything to eat is sold at the 'Mer-
cado." of which there are half dozen
in the city. But let not the reader
think of market where crisp vegeta-
bles, fresh meat or clean fish tempt
the eye. Let him rather picture to his
mind large building, an open court,
or group of bamboo stalls, dirty. vile
smelling and unpleasant to the eye.
where crowds Of women, sprinkled
with the male servants of white resi-
dents, make their daily purchases and
haggle as long over n 1O-cent bargain
as a white man would over railroad
contract. Whatever the shopper buys
is laid in bulk In her shallow basket
and when she is satisfied she walks
calmly away with the basket on her
head. its contents exposed to the gaze
Of the public and accumulating dust.
New York Evening Post.
The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05
FIRST IN PEACE AS IN WAR.
Admiral aoorx. Dewey. Tact. wit and

Courtesy.
Every story that travels across the
Pacific about Admiral Dewey presents
the hero of Manila in a more attractive
guise. and heightens the interest of
Americans in their beloved idol. The
Oriental hotel in Manila has long been
the favorite abiding place of the wives
of army and navy officers stationed
there. Naturally they have their little,
all-important "set," In their eyes the
cream of aristocracy. This set has
rigid outside; 1t does not include any
woman of less aristocratic position
than theirs, any woman whose money
is the result Of her own honorable
labors. There was one of the latter
class of women staying at the Oriental
hotel during the months of the war
excitement, Miss Thompson, who
was the correspondent of syndicate
of American newspapers. She was
woman of ability. She did her work
well and won the respect and esteem of
everyone who knew her; she was uni
versally liked, except by the officers
wives, who could not condescend to
know her. They made their attitude
on whose safe inside they congrat-
ulated themselves upon being. Ad-
miral Dewey undoubtedly has sense
of humor as well as many other things
that go to make up a capable officer
and charming man. He evidently
smiled, perhaps in an amused way at
first, then little grimly and IRON
ically, when it came to his ears that
the wives Of his subordinates had en-
tered into crushing social ring to
ostracize and persecute the newspaper
woman. Miss Thopmson had an unex-
pected visitor one day. Admiral Dewey
sent UP his card. He paid long call.
He and Miss Thompson found much
that was interesting to talk about. In
the enjoyment of their talk they were
apparently oblivious that the rest of
the Oriental hotel had gone mad. The
world had quite came to an end in the
teapot district, with its self-righteous
ideas of the fitness of things. The ad-
miral had called on a workingwoman!
They were made to appear In the
wrong. Perhaps it is better to draw
a veil over the subsequent wailing and
gnashing of teeth, the tears and rage
of the would-be leaders Of Manila So
ciety. But Dewey was characteris-
tically relentless. He rubbed in the
lesson he had given. He asked Miss
Thompson If he might lunch with her
the next day, and again the whole
Oriental hotel knew it and was afiame.
The woman who had been humiliated
by the pettiness of petty people was
honored by great man. And no one
can doubt that behind the iron COM
mander, with the eye of an eagle. the
brain of lightning and the will of steel,
there exists the very tender heart of
"a gentleman OF the old school.
The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05
A sOCIABLE SPIRIT.
MAKES HER HOME WITH MR..
AND MRS, BABCOCK.
Rays spooks Travel Quite siowly-aoes
to the Thester with the Family, and
Sits on Her Male Friends Knees
Queer St. Louis Sensation.
(St, Louis J,ettero


Mr.. A. e. Babcock, well-known as
broker on the ST. Louis Merchants
exchange. says that spiritualism with
him is not belief of faith SO much as
a matter of absolute knowledge. A
spirit which may be truly called ia
miliar," he says, dwells with him and
his family, an ever welcome daily
guest, who departs at night. only to
return early the next morning.
Conversation is carried on by means
of mechanical contrivance made by
Mr.. Babcock. 1t is on somewhat the
same principle as the planchette, but
is stationary. 1t consists of box
like arrangement open at both sides,
SO as to admit the left hand of the
operator, while the right manipulates
an index finger on the upper surface.
The upper surface bears the let
ters of the alphabet, the numerals from
to 9, followed by an o. and the words
'"Going, Good night" Yes" mo"
and Don't know" the few words in
common use being to facilitate con-
versation. as they are often required IN
answering questions.
The story of Mr.. Babcock's expert
ences, as told by himself, is a weird
one. "About eight years ago." he
says, 81 was rooming with Mr.. ]. H.
Cockrell over the bookstore then at
the northeast corner of Sixth and Olive
streets. One night went to bed in
perfect health. In the middle of the
The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05

drag the animal into the water to be
eaten at leisure. On one occasion the
writer witnessed the following painful
Occurrences: A fisher-boy, fishing on
the banks of creek, was suddenly
seized by crocodile. An alarm was
Immediately given, but regardless of
sticks and stones, the monster stuck
to his prey. leisurely keeping to the
surface; when, apparently with the OBJ
ject of obtaining more convenient
hold the lad was deliberately tossed
into the air. and then caught as he fell,
after which both crocodile and victim
disappeared beneath the muddy water.
The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05

uninitiated, certain it is that Mr.. Bah
cock believes in Amelia almost i'm
plicitly, and that his wife shares this
belief. To them Amelia is living, If
tangible, presence. Their affection for
her is touching. Having no children
Of their own,-Amelia is at once child,
guide and companion, and the sever
ance of the ties which bind the trio
together would be keenly felt as the
death of the dearest relative. .-a
The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05

of bills in her fat pocket book. So she
sailed into dry goods store one day,
bought skein of embroidered silk,and
remarked airily: You may send that
up to my house. Don't forget to send
it A. b. c." On another occasion she
asked woman clerk in the same store
to show her some stockings. auag
what kind of hose shall L show
you. MADAME" ...a
Hose is it? Do you take me for
gardener? It's stockings l want"
The Springfield herald., 1899-05-05
Music for Tired studen..

At Cornell University skillful or
ganist gives a daily recital on the
grand organ of Sage chapel at 5
O'Clock. just as the students are going
to their rooms from the days work
The chapel doors are open and the lis
teners come and go, sitting till rested,
and listening to the solemn strains of
the music 1t is a custom held in
grateful esteem by Comedians.