Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-03
SOME TERSELY TOLD TALES
Yarns that Are, Current I'm Various
Places About People and
Things.
How ONE Gho.t We. Laid.

How One Ghost Was Laid.
Sir william Henry Perkins. the inventor
of many coal tar dyes, was talking in New
York, before he sailed for England, about
the Psychical Research society.
"Crookes and some other scientists go in
for psychical research" he said, though 1
confess that to me the subject makes no
great appeal
Personally have come in contact dur
ing fairly long career, with but one
ghost story. Its hero was a man whom I'll
call Shocks.
"snooks, visiting at a country house, was
put in the haunted chamber for the night.
He said he felt no uneasiness; nevertheless
| he took TO bed with him revolver of the
latest American pattern.
HE fell asleep without diflculty, but as
the clock was striking two he awoke with
strange feeling of oppression.
Lifting his head, he peered about him.
The room was wanly illuminated by the
full moon, and in that weird. blush light
he saw a small hand ciasping the rail at
the foot of the bed.
Who's there?' he said, TREMENDOUSLY.
There was no reply. The hand did not
move.
who's thereP' said Shocks again. AN
4 swer or Ill shoot
"Agadn there was no reply, and Shocks
sat up cautiously, took careful aim, and
| fired.
He limped from that night on, for he
shot or two OF his own toes."-New York
World.
The bishop and the Tramp.
The experiences OF Bishop Talbot, long
the Cowboy Bishop" but now bishop of
central Pennsylvania, have been many and
varied and his book. recently published,
My People OF the Rlains.2 gives a fas-
ctnating picture Of life In the earlier days
| OF the great west.
Miners, cowboys-all loved him. and they
still tell a host of stories about him.
Once. while still bishop of Wyoming and
Idaho. he went to St. Paul to attend a
meeting OF dignitaries of the church.
1 There, one noon, on the porch of the no
tel, tramp approached a group OF bishops
and asked for aid.
| NO." one of the churchmen replied ~
don't think we can do anything. But down
there is the youngest bishop Of us all
pointing to Bishop Talbot; "and he's q
very generous man"
The tramp went to Bishop Talbot ant
tho others watched him with interest. They
saw a look OF surprise come over the
| ldCo-thcg saw lnaI the Dl6nOp was
talking eagerly, earnesty-they saw the
tramp look perturbed-but they finally saw
that something passed from hand to hand
The tramp tried to get away without
speaking to those of the group. but tht
former spokesman called to him:
well. did you get something from oul
young brotherR''
The tramp grinned sheepishly. ''No
gave him a dollar for his blamed new
cathedral at Laramie"
A Maker of History.
THE late General Shafter,' said a sol
der, had contempt for military posers
They who hourished stumps and limbs, lik'
medals. got no sympathy from him.
'In San Francisco I once heard him ridl
cule those military posers, He said Their
was a general of volunteers who got hi
leg scratched by a oaisson wheel In a re
treat, and forever after nursed and glorifie,
the triflng wound, growing larner and lame
as the years passer, In order that his brav
cry might never be forgotten.
zone day a young man from the west
calling on the generals daughter, met tn
old warrior.
~ see you're lame. sir, said the younl
man.
Yes. said the general, pOmpously;
am lame
"'siip on the iceg
mo. sir said the general. with frowr
mot an automobile mix-up 1 hope?'
NO. sir; It was not an automobile mix
up The genaral spoke ferociously.
> Sleigh overturn, sirI'
1.-THE general rose. He set his lame le
tenderiy on the foor Browning back say
: agely from the threshold. he shouted;
go read the history OF your country
you young puppy Minneapolis Journa
. The UnGuiet stairs.
In recent suit in a Cincinnati court
lawyer was cross-examininE a German. tn
: point under inquiry being the relative posi-
, ton Of the doors. windows. etc. in a hous
IN which a certain transaction was allege
|, TO have occurred
"And now. my good man" the lawye
said. will you be good enough to tell tn
!, court how the stairs run in your house."
The German looked dszed for a moment
; How do they rum" he repeated.
Yes; how do the stairs run2"
1 WELL" continued the witness. wen I al
: oop-stairs dey run down, and ven l al
70 downstairs dey run oop."-Harper
|. Weekly.
startIes n Bridal Couple.
In one OF the oeNenteehth stIeet WINDOW
: OF the Colorado Midland ticket once is
= stuffed stork. Yesterday about noon
: young Elk and his wife stopped In fror
/. OF the window and had a look at the stor
J. and the baby camel which stands by
. Jim Davis. the Midland's city passeng'
:, agent. noticed them gazing at the stor
= as he came up Seventeenth street II
: hesitated a moment before the window an
Z the young Elk noticed him.
That's a stork. isn't itg'' asked the III
= OF Mr.. Davis.
Yes" replied Jim. that's stork
!, Then as he went through the screen dos
/, he said; Just leav your orders In here
=, The young Elk and his wife "fadS
! away" IN q hurrY.-DenveF Post.