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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-07
TENANT EXPLORES PLACE TO
WHICH SPECTRAL HAND HAD
POINTED NIGHTLY.
DISCOVERY REVIVES STORY
Figure Of Woman, Clad in Red Chintz,
Appeared Promptly at Midnight
old Document Found
Under Eaves.

London.--An ancient farmhouse in
Golden Drove, standing alone on the
levels Of Thorney Fen, ten miles out
side Peterborough, has been believed
for generations by the superstitious
fen folk to be haunted.
The memories of the ghost have
been revived by the discovery by Mr..
Bettinson, the present tenant, of a
parchment relating to the disposal of
the estate, valued at ten thousands of
pounds" of one John Cave, who died
there over century ago.
The story runs that a spectral wom'
an, clad in red chintz, was accustomed
to appear punctually at midnight in
the ghost chamber" of the farm
house, and then to point to the ceiling
above which the document was found.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bettinson have only
lived in the house three years, but
before that it was occupied by a fam
lily named Fullard, who were related
by marriage to the Caves.
Mr.. Bettinson heard strange noises,"
and, anxious to ascertain their cause,
climbed up through trap door under
the slanting roof, and while rummag-
ing about among the beams found the
parchment under a piece of loose
wood.
At first Mr.. Bettinson thought 1t was
a will, owing to it's phraseology and
the. references to last will and tesla
ment," with the mention of valuable
goods and chattels." But experts
who have seen it declare it to be the
ancient grant of probate by the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, once attached
to the will of John Cave
When the tidings of this discovery
spread, two women-Miss Morris and
Mrs. Russell-lving in the village of
Thorney, were much interested, for
they had often told of their supernat-
ural experiences in the very house
Il know / could not be mistaken" :"
Miss Morris said, "and now that I
have heard of the discovery of this
| document | am sure what saw was
| really a ghost.
When the Fullards-Mrs. Fullard
was granddaughter of John Cave
were living l often stayed at the
house. but | slept in the ghost cham.
ber' only once.
Il went to bed early, but could not
go to sleep, and l remember we'll it
was moonlight night, with every
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-07
BILLION DOLLAR
SHORT SESSION
Congress Which Expired on
Monday Broke Record for
Money Expended.
Amount Approximates One Billion
Dollars, River and Harbor Appro.
priatlon Alone Being $e3,ooo,-
ooo-saIary Of Public
Servants Increased.

Washington.-More money was ap.
propriated during the short session OF
the Fifty-ninth congress, which
passed into history at noon on March
4, than during any previous session.
The amount approximated a billion
dollars.
Two big battleships for the navy
were authorized and the artillery
corps of the army was reorganized
A general service pension bill was
granted to veterans of the Mexican
and civil wars, and life provisions
were made for army nurses. For
river and harbor improvements the
appropriation aggregated $S3,000,000
Increased salaries were given to
cabinet officers, the vice president
and senators. the speaker of the
house of representatives and its
members; to ambassadors, ministers
and consuls; to postoffice clerks and
letter carriers.
The public made more inquiries for
information from the document rooms
of congress regarding the ship sub
sidy bill. the currency measure and
the bill regulating the hours of serv.
Ice of railway employees than any
other pending legislation. The ship
subsidy bill died hard in the last
hours.
The immigration bill, one OF the
measures brought over from the long
session, was completed under the
spur of the president, that he might
meet the California Japanese situa'
ton by giving the administration con-
troll of coolie importation through
passports. The bill further restricts
the admission of aliens to this coun-
try.
A bill was passed for the establish,
ment of an agricultural bank in the
Philippine islands. The free alcohol
law of last session was modified that
farmers may distill waste products
20 be denatured.
The right of appeal in criminal
cases was granted the government, q
measure intended to strengthen the
antitrust legislation by affording q
means whereby the supreme court
may pass on the constitutionality and
construction of such laws
An investigation was authorized
regarding the condition of women and
child workers. The interstate com
merce commission was authorized tC
ascertain II the express companies
of the country are evading the rail
road rate law of last session, by buy
ing, selling and handling on consign
ment fruit, vegetables and oysters.
Reed Smoot was retained by the
senate as senator from Utah, end
ing four years of controversy.
The senate ratified treaties with
Saato Domingo and Algeria.
The president was authorized tc
use his good Offices to prevent afro
cities in the Congo.
The senate also launched an ex
haustive investigation of the Browns
vile affair.
After the recess the house agreed
to the conference report on the gen
eral deficiency bill.
| A number OF monument bills were
passed.
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FL Paso.-Ten thousand people wit
messed a novel sight at the Juare7
Plaza del Toro Sunday afternoon. a
bull fight in which places of mata
dors and banderillas were filled by
professional female Spanish bull
fighters. The matadors killed three
and failed to kill the fourth bull, and
two of the kill would have done
credit to any matador who ever ap
peared in the Jaurez plaza. In the
audience was Madam Nordica.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-07
The Bear Made Away with ths Baby

a dance, 1t was agreed that the wo-
man should start alone, taking their
child with her, and meet her husband
at fence near a small body of woods
The young woman started later
than she intended 1t was dark and
cold when she reached the fence where
her husband was to have met her.
She saw a figure in the dusk on the
other side of the fence and took the
object to be her husband. Calling
him by name she handed the child
ovee without hesitation.
When she had climbed the fence
and looked up she was astonished to
see the figure disappearing, taking
the baby with it. She then noted
that the figure Travelled low on the
ground and not upright like man.
Frantic with fear she ran scream,
Ing and calling to her husband, whom
she met coming toward her along the
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-07
Dangerous Humboldt Bar.

Eureka, Cal-Humboldt bar nearly
claimed another victim Sunday when
the steamer Oakland, in an attempt
to reach the inside entrance, ran on
the rocks of the south jetty. For al
most an hour the Oakland remained
on the rocks and the bar tug Ranger
was called to her assistance by the
life saving crew. When the tug
reached the Oakland Captain Kragei
refused aid A big wave washed the
Oakland from her perlous position,
but also tore of her rudder, and the
tug had to tow her in.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-07
FOUR PER CENT GUARANTEED
Philippine Agricultural Bank Bll
Passed Through House.

Washington.-By a vote of 1877 tc
SO the house on Sunday passed the
senate bill providing for the establish
ment of an agricultural bank in the
Philippines.
The passage developed diametrical
ly opposite views on the part of the
two leaders OF the minority, Mr.
Dearmond of Missouri, voting for the
measure, while Mr.. Williams, the
minority leader, stood squarely
against it. The following Democrats
voted for the bill: Aiken, South Caro-
lima; Bankhead, Alabama; Dearmond
Missouri; Howard, Georgia; Kline
Pennsylvania; Legare, South Carroll
ma; Ransdell, louisiana; Rupert
New York; Sherley, Kentucky; Small
North Carolina; Taylor, Alabama;
Wiley, Alamaba.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-07
Shut UP With Dead wife.

Asheville, N, C,-Refusing to be
separated even for an hour from the
earthly remains of his wife, who died
two weeks ago last Friday, William
G. Gray, a wealthy resident of Edger
town. Mass, will not allow funeral or
burial services The old gentleman
has shut himself up with the dead
and refuses admttance to callers. It
is said he win not leave the casket
long enough TO take his meals, having
the food sent 10 him Mr. Gray he
comes violent when any suggestions
are made az to burial
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-07
Trains Collide.

Waterbury, Conn.--With an impact
OF sufficient force to crash the pom.
derous locomotives together like pa.
per, twist and bend them and topple
them from the track down an EN-.
bankment and into a ditch beside the
track, two passenger trains, a regu.
lar and a special, met in a head-on
collision at Platts Mills, about a mile
and a half below this city, resulting
in the death of four men, the serious
injury of two more and lesser injuries
to over a score Of others.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-07
House Members Work on Sunday.

Washington.-The house expert.
enced trouble in obtaining a quorum
on Sunday, but when the necessary
number was secured business pro
ceeded as usual. A greater part OF
the days session was given to consid.
Grafton of conference reports. or
these a partial report on the sundry
civil bill and partial report on the
La Toilette railroad bill were accept.
ed and the bills seat back to confer.
ence for further consultation with the
representatives of the senate.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-07
GHOST GIVES CLEW
TO HIDDEN PAPER

thing as clear as day. lHeu' do hIlN
night chimed, | turned in the sreat
bed in fear, for | felt there was some
terrible thing in the room. mad
locked the bedroom door, and told
myself nobody could possibly be there,
and then boldly turned to look.
TT is a wonder | did not die OF
fright, for there, by my bedside, stood
the form of an old woman, nearly 50,
very thin and gray. And, what seemed
to me most terrible, she had only one
tooth. which projected. She had on
her head a lace-frilled cap, such as old
women wear, and she wore a garment
of red chintz-old-fashio large-pat-
termed cretonne.
when | first saw her she held her
thin hands clasped low down, as
though in grief, but as ! watched she
raised her right hand and pointed at
the ceiling. Then l put my head under
the clothes and when | dared to look
again she was gone.
Il could not sleep, and next morn
ing | told my hostess | was i'll, and
could not stop, and I was driven
straight home. Others, l have heard,
cali tell of uncanny noises at night
there-the sound of corn being shaken
in sieve by old John Cave himself. "
A similar story was told by Mrs.
Russell:
II went to the house." she said, "as
dressmaker to make costumes for
the Misses Fullard. AS there were
many guests, / was asked If had any
objection to sleeping in what l now
know to have been the ghost cham
ber.' lay awake until, at the first
stroke of 70, heard heavy footsteps
on the stairs.
Then | felt 1t near, l heard 1t rat.
tie at the door, and | felt 1t near me-
There was a sound of something being
shaken and shrieked / am sure my
visitor was neither animal nor human
1t was being from another world.
never tried to sleep there again. had
never believed in ghosts, but | cannot
explain my experience by any other
theory"
Mr.. Bettinson, however, is no believ.
er in ghosts.
Il certainly heard noises and wall
ings,' he said, but think they were
only rats and mice, and bad-tempered
| disturbed owls
When l went up 20 look / did not
expect to find a parchment, for nc
| ghosts have ever come to tell me their
I troubles"
The document, which is dated "thir
teenth of May. in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and nine
ty-seven," has lost the heavy seals
which should be attached
AS family document and a record
of the time when the probate was in
the hands of the primate, it is of great
interest. But the mystery of it's hid
ing and the spectral woman in chintz
will probably never be solved.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-07

road. He also had been delayed.
Lights were Immediately procured, the
alarm given and thorough search
made, but nothing could be seen or
heard.
Next morning the tracks of an i'm.
mense bear were found leading from
the point at the fence where the child
disappeared upward through the
woods toward the mountain. No trace
has yet been found of the missing in
fant.
During the intense cold of the last
Few days wild animals from the noun
tains have been forced down to the
settlement for food. There is scarcely
any doubt that the infant was de-
voured by the hungry bear.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-07
Dynamite Exploded as Train Passed.

Pittsburg.-I was learned here
early Monday that the New York.
Pittsburs flyer on the Pennsylvania
railroad met with a remarkable acci.
dent near Huntingdon, Pa, east OF
Altoona, and an unknown woman pas.
senger and David Wilcox. OF Marion,
Ind, were injured, Railroad EN-.
ployees were blasting alongside the
tracks and three charges of dynamite
We're fired as the train passed. All
the windows in the train were brok
en-, and several steps were blown Oh
the cars
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-07
WOMAN THINKS BEAR
is WAITING HUSBAND
MOTHER, IN DARK, HANDS CHILD
TO ANIMAL, MlSTAklNG 1T
FOR HER SPOUSE.

Alton, Va.-James Ingram, a young
farmer of Nelson county, had occasion
to go to a neighboring plantation on
business the other afternoon. Know
ing he would not be able to return
until late and that his wife desired
him to accompany her to the home
OF neighbor, where there was to be
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-07
DEADLY UNLOCKED SWITCH.
TWO Victims of Wreck in Los An.
geles Yards; Five Others Hurt.

Los Angeles.-An unlocked switch
on the Los Angeles, San Pedro &
Salt Lake company's line caused o
disastrous train wreck within the
city limits on Sunday. c. S. Hamil
ton of Los Angeles. the engineer, was
ground to pieces under his engine;
Walter Pruett of Pomona, aged IA
was fatally scalded and burned, and
five others were more or less seri
ously hurt.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-07

Ihe governor has sent TO tne D"
his message OF disapproval OF Do
bill No. 81, providing for an incn
in the salary of the state supernla1
ent of schools of $500 year,
$1,000 to $4,000. The governors
was based on the meagerness o
Increase.
A bill providing an annual nc'
for corporations and descrlDeo
Speaker Joseph as one of the
important measures of the PFC
session, has passed the house
the measure becomes a law, II p
timated it will provide an anual
enue of 100000.
Following the recommending,
Governor Cutler, Senator Miller, y
man of the ways and means comnI
of the upper house, has introduvss
Joint resolution submitting COM
tional amendment to the vote o.
people relating to the rate OF /
uon for state purposes.
II the fire and police commisslGss'' lGs'
has half as smooth sailing when y
ters the senate as 1t had in the ~,
1t will speedily be in the hands ",
governor for his executive apps.
The ripper measure went us.
the lower branch on rollcall WIN
eight votes recorded against
The senate passed fourteen Dlu,
the 9th, the record OF the sess''yy
either of the Legislature. Ine
were senate bills Nos. 113, lSO' li% M
ll9, 1870, 121, 129 and 81, ana N N
bills Nos. 10. IFS, 81, 20 and ~ 4
OF the measures were of tecps'
nature and of no general intere'
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-08
Spoiled Western Corn.

Americus, Ga.-Many valua-
Bile mules have died recently as
the result, it is thought, of eating
spoiled Western corn. One farm
er lost fine pair worth $500.
Large quantities of corn are
shipped here from Mi souri, and
other Western States in hot cars
and the difference in temperature
causes 1T to germinate and spoil
quicsly unless properly handled
Atlanta Constitution.
Year after year we read such
reports as the above, and still
many of our farmers will insist
that they can raise cotton with
which to buy corn. No farmer
shou d buy corn. If you have
not learned to grow corn success.
fully you should lose no time in
learning. Several farmers have
shown how they raise corn at 20
to ~ cents. Any man can raise
1t for so cents. This beats buy
ing damaged corn and losing
your stock. Many that do not
lose their stock, can not keep
them in thrifty condition. If you
have not learned 10 grow corn
successfully, start by taking ten
acres and put as much manure
and work on it as you do for your
cotton. Southern Cultivator.
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than it used too And don't you
call on him sometimes to head a
neighborhood movementth tn at calls
for some pulling. And when he's
pulling don't we all push with
more pluck and confidence
Oh, hurrah for the farmer who's
got money in the bank Little
or much, it means that he is learn
ing to save; means that he is get
ting training in business habits !:
means that his little hoard is
helping build up the community;
means that he is bringing certain
new dignity to the farming pro-
fession. We want to meet him
oftener-the farmer who has got
money in the bank-for there is
where his money ought to be.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-08
Schools Asked to Celebrate
Nations Birthday, May 13.

To Superintendent and Teach
ers:
We wish to suggest and re-
quest that you conduct some
special exercises in your schools
on Monday, May Is, 1907, the
three hundredth birthday of our
nation. These exercises need not
take much time, certainly not
more than an hour, but in that
time the Importance of this date
may be firmly fixed. Doubtless
you have access to historical i'm.
formation, patriotic songs, appro
pirate recitations, ETC., which
you can use in short program.
The children in our schools will
take greater interest in the his
tory of our country, greater pride
In the achievements of our faith
ers and make greater efforts in
the future if we impress the i'm
portance of these occasions pro.
perly. 1t will not be amiss to
teach the object and Importance
of the Jamestown Exposition in
this connection.
Sincerely,
o. B. Martin,
State Sup'r. of Education.
M. F. Ansel,
Governor"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-08
Dress Goods.

5 pcs. Brilliantine Sd in., 49c.
pcs. Champagne Brilliantine
40 inches wide, at 49c.
2 pcs. 36 in. Peau de Sole Silk,
the 1.25 grade, at CSC.
2 pcs. SO in. black guaranteed
Taffeta Silk, 1.25 grade, CSC.
5 pcs. Deer Skin Suitings, SO
in. wide, price 15c.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-08

Here's to yonr health and happiness
DeWitts Little Early Risers-famous little
pills. Nasty. sick headache or billiousness
may come ON any time; the cure is an
Early Riser. Sold by Crawford Bros.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-08
Disturbed the ConRreratiou.

The person who disturbed the conerepa.
tion last Sunday by continually couehino
is requested to buy bottle OF Foley 3
Honey and Tar. Funderburk Pharmacy.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-08
Agricultural Department.
Plan Now for Making Hay.
Southern Cultivator.

IL may seem lttle premature
to be writing of hay here in the
month May; but if we don't plan
and arrange for hay crop now
it will be found wanting at cut
ting time. Even now while
trucking and keeping three horses
on twenty acres, we always grow
plenty of hay. No Southern far.
mer need ever buy hay or for
age. 1t only requires a little
planning and some seed, manure
and work. One to two acres per
head of stock will grow the great,
est plenty, if only you manure
heavily. Of all hay producing
mixtures we prefer peas and sor-
ghum; then corn and peas. We
cannot make any mistake in US
ing these three, for hay or for
age. Planted thick in rows or
sown broadcast, these always
make large yields on good land.
Fifteen tons of corn has been
cut from an acre as silage-and
twenty tons of sorghum has been
grown upon an acre. Where
the land is well prepared and
manured anyone can safely count
on four or five tons of dry feed
from one acre. German millet
Is a good feed crop and turns out
we'll on rich land. We like a
variety--an acre or two of sew
eral varieties coming in at diff.
ferent times, not only gives your
stock a much-needed change. but
makes 1T easily saved and ham
died. For the cotton farmer this
plan of growing hay or forage is
certainly the best. Then he
should prepare to have his corn
stalks cut or shredded. No far
mer that grows corn should fail
to utilize his stalks. Then we
want to see more and more grass.
red top, Bermuda, arctic grass,
vetch, bur clover, red clover and
alfalfa. All will do well in the
cotton belt and all need more
consideration at our farmers
hands than they are receiving.
We complain of the scarcity of
labor; here are crops you need
not plant more than once In six
you can cut. rake.
load on your wagons and unload
into your barns--all with mach
merry. They will give just as re-
returns as cotton.
If you want to grow the best
paying crop of cotton you have |
ever raised, just plant it on land
hat has been in sod for at least
three years.
Our farmers are beginning to
appreciate the cowpea as a hay
crop and soil improver, and we
we're simply over-run with in
1uiries this spring as to where
hey could get peas. Now, we
AXE this opportunity to tell all
'ur farmers where to get them
Raise them on your farms. Mr..
!. Q. Stribling says you can
lfford to buy them at $4.OO per
For planting as a soil.
mprover, we can truly say you
an afford to pay this to secure
eed to raise your next years
lanting supply. Take few