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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22
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into the warm. lighted living room anu
the old maids cat few By me. splitting
and snarling. I had curious sense OF
uneasiness.
stepped quickly In and looked
sharply about me. The room was bright
and CHEEKY Two comfortable rock
ing chairs were drawn up either side
OF a red covered table. where sat
big lamp. which sent it's rays to every
corner of the square apartment NO
one there, anyway. 1 turned to what
T knew or old to be the cellar door. II
was hasped and bolted-
Well" I remarked to IL pugnacious-
ly. Il am here
Instantly / was aware Of hurried
movement somewhere beneath me.
Then some one. some thing, came up
those stairs. apparently two at time
The door shook as though from frantic
effort, and through the creaking 1t
made came the sound Of my own name.
Henry" 1t said. ''Hen-n-ry. Henry
ry," 1t seemed hardly more than a
whistling in the keyhole. yet withal
there was a strangely familiar note
that sent the blood pounding in my
ears.
With a supreme effort stepped for
ward. undid the hasp and pushed back
the bolt The door flew against me- A
rush of cold air swept past and stood.
dazed, staring into the cavernouS
darkness below.
1t seemed to me that something had
passed in that rush OF air and was
standing behind me. For the second
lacked the courage to face about Then
1 wheeled sharply toward the light. 1t
was fiekering unsteadily. although the
air was breathIessly still now. Be
tween me and the table there seemed
to have gathered smokelike haze ST.
lently stared into it. Then. uncon-
scious of any volition ON my part.
words formed on my lips.
Andy. Andy Bannerman! Why are
you here?'
The haze crept toward me. enfolded
me icily. passed me and in passing, the
answer. spoken or not I cannot say,
came clearly.
sam. find Sam, ask SAM
The light ceased to flicker, the room
grew clear. I knew in that moment
as well as I knew later that Andy Ban
herman was dead on the day 1 had
vainly waited his coming.
The next day I did find Sam Ban
herman. 1 shortly told him my expert
ence and demanded the truth. He. as
one gladly shares an unsupportable
burden. told me this story:
On that March night Is years before.
old Amos. exasperated beyond reason.
waited Andy's return Sam and his
mother were also sitting up hoping TO
be able to temper the old mans wrath
When the lad came in his father was
occupied in smoothing down a new AK
handle. There were a few quick. sharp
words. fierce unprecedented blow
with the billet of woodland Andy lay
dead at their feet.
"Godr' Sam cried wiping pe-spira-
tion with shaking hands. 1T did not
seem as though 1t could be so. Father
was like a man benumbed Mother and
1 worked over Andy till nearly day
light, but he never moved again. I
cannot tell you all we said and thought
that terrible night You must remem-
Der there were all the younger children
to be thought Of We carried Andy
into the cellar. I made him a coffin
and we buried him that next night.
That was the last blow my father ever
struck living thing. and it proved his
death blow and my mothers. as well as
Andy's."
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Sc HE physiognomists regard the
short nose with scant favor says
the Globe Democrat but you can
ser this down for a fact, that
whenever short nose is COM
bined with features otherwise
strong the indication is of a per-
sonality uniting force with ability. and
II the features are supplemented by
curly hair. the indication Is OF very
acute discriminating intelligence. wit,
great power of discernment and an
ability to see through the outward ap-
pearances into the heart of things and
discover by intuition their real value
i never saw a curly headed. short
nosed man who did not possess mother
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M,
SANTA ROSA. Cal. March 10.

l HAD been in voluntary exile from
the home Of my ancestors for Is
years. when at the death OF my step
father / was recalled. 1t was then
I first learned of a ghost at the Ban
herman place.
OF all haunts OF the disembodied,
, this was the most unlikely. The house.
one OF those barnlike structures with
which our New England forefathers
had a passion for dishguring the land
scape. had not even the garments OF
tory. Amos Bannerman had built it
some two years previous to my final
quarrel with my mothers husband and
which had sent me adrift.
surly. Grabbed old man was Amos
Bannerman; a neighbor who would pass
you dourly with scarce a nod, and who,
with one exception, ruled his consider
able family with rod Of iron. The one
exception was his second son, Andy.
1t did not take an hours acauaint-
ance for me TO discover that Andy
Bannerman was a boy after my own
hesrt-car reless. good tempered. dare
devil swapping his sturdy, brown hn-
gers al his cross grained father in
cOntemptuOas defiance. We were boon
companions, sworn comrades. leal and
true from the first hour OF our meet
ing to that of our final parting.
But old Amos hated me with a noble
hatred and an apex in our affairs was
No. Il cowhide; with it he landed me
with undue force on the frozen stubble
that narrowly skirted his front door:
then he forbade his son ever to be seen
in my society again.
With his usual sangfroid. Andy has
tened to assist me to my feet. brushed
my clothes solicitously, then slipped his
arm through mine. waved his hand
ai-ily at the irate old man-'aTa ia, dad,
see you later" and we sstrclled away,
lodging a shower of curses.
All the same. less discerning minds
than our II years had given as could
easily have perceived breakers ahead,
and this being the case we decided to
have the choosing of our breakers
1t was about o'clock on the even
ing Of March 81, le-, when old Amos
deposited me so unceremoniously in his
door yard. 1t was after 10 on the
same evening when 1 stopped within
respectful distance of that stony spot
to bid Andy good night.
Suppose the old man turned the
key on you7" / asked at parting
In that case you can sneak me in
for one night" lightly replied Andy.
4 did not mean that" / explained,
although come to think of it. l will
wait to see if you get in: but he may
not let you out again"
"Bosh" Andy remarked, scornfulIy.
~In meet you at Steve Pilsbury's store
tomorrow morning il am alive and
you are there"
And I'll be there, dead or alive" ]
answered. / waited till l saw he was
not locked out and then ran home to
make my own arrangements. for we
had decided to run away and go to sea.
The next morning. before the first of
the days travel had marked the light
snow that had fallen during the night,
] was at our rendezvous. / paced to
and fro before the little country gro
cery till Steve came out to open up,
then went in TO get warm by his bulg-
ing, air tight stove.
A. noon Andy had not showed up, and
/ bought some crackers and cheese and
waited there doggedly till after dusk,
me false, but vexed with the cocksure-
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sible to do so, old Amos was just the
sort to come back from his grave and
raise nigh jinks; but IL. as you say. his
antics are confined to the cellar. rats
would be better explanation"
Mother shook her head dubiously.
1T may be-" she agreed, but it's queer
The Bannermans stayed there about
three years. / think, after you left.
but old Amos was a broken man from
the time Andy ran away. They movad
to Ashford. thinking the change might
do him good. They say he fought Bit
terly against leaving here ard died
soon after His wife is dead. too The
children are all grown up and married.
I believe. / don't remember tnat the
house was supposed to be haunted in
the Bannermans day, but al least Il
dozen families have tried to iive there
since and have given it up"
I laughed over this reputcI ghost
and gave as my opinion that several
lively cats would rid the place of Its
spooky reputation Although the fif-
teen years that separated me from
that April day when ! waited in vain
for Andy Bannerman had neither been
unhappy nor unprospt rous. his memory
ranklcd as a sore spot In my soul
And when. learned that nothing had
been heard from him. a thought that
life may have gone hard with him
was soothing 20 ny vengeful spirit
The spring following my homecom-
ing two middle aged sisters, attracted,
no doubt, by it's nominal price, bought
the Bannerman place. They got their
furniture in and settled and took pos
session themselves on the first day of
April.
That afternoon drove past the
place and. seeing one of the women in
the yard, stopped my horse.
Hope you got good supply of cats
to keep the spirits of, Miss Skinner"
1 called.
We've got one" she answered, "and
1 think she's good for any spirits
around here"
Then you don't expect the ghost to
trouble you?"
She shook her head with an amused
laugh, and drove away laughing also
That same evening the sisters burst
into our house painting and in wild eyed
terror.
It's there- they gasped in concert.
ITS in the cellar, trying to get out!"
"What?" 1 asked. the cat?"
No, they explained between terrified
~,
the cellar. They had heard steps COM
ing up the cellar stairs.
Boys trying to April fool you,"
remarked sententiously.
But no, they would not have ii so. for
they together had examined the cellar
that afternoon. and they knew no one
could get into it from the outside.
Then they had bolted and hasped the
door that opened from il into the liv-
ing room. Oh. they were sure no
human being could be in that cellar.
One thing seemed certain to me. If
vestigation, unless he had help from
the outside. he was there now. 1t was
a good time to look into this ghost
in the cellar business.
So in spite of their protests / lighted
a lantern and cut across the fields to
the Bannerman place / confess to a
feeling of diffidence as 1 put my foot
on that fiat stone step 1 had skipped
so hurriedIy Is years before.
Undoubtedly, unless old Amos had
marvelously improved, he would be
glad to meet me alone in that cellar.
However. the thought did not affect my
nerves. But when l opened the door
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ness that took not sufficient account of
the grouty old father, I slipped home.
never saw Andy again, but in few
dayslreports were current that he had
run away to sea, and mingled with
them was the account of my fruitiess
vigil at Steve Pilsbury's store. On
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every side jeering gibes of April fool
were thrown in my face.
sworn comrade had played me $, scurvy
trick, although his was a nature that
dearly loved practical joke. But when
on meeting Sam, the older brother, he
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acknowledged, shameraced and with
downcast eyes, that Andy had, indeed,
and l cursed my one time friend vim
dictively. Sam fed as from the devil.
My final rupture with my stepfather
soon followed. and, as / have said, for
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-25
ELYS WELL TREATED YESTERDAY
MARKET LOOKS GOOD FOR GAIN
Some Consideration of Renewed Report of Big
Merger---LocaI Trading Conditions are Much
Better--LOca Exchange Shows Improvement.

New York treatment of cumber-
land Ely and Nevada Consolidated
Yesterday was good. Both stocks
showed strong during the day, with
decided advance for Cumberland.
strong feature of the early after
noon and the morning trading.
Boston report reviving rumor of
consolidated of Cumberland Ely, Ne
vada Consolidated and Utah Copper
has had no confirmation locally, so
far as known. 1t would make grand
assemblage of the cheapest producers
In the world, with resources in de-
veloped ore exceeding those of any
other mining combination ever before
brought about The equipment in
railroad, reduction works and surface
improvements would make an enor~
nous total showing and the whole
Justify higher capitalization than
has yet been put on a copper produc-
ing combination. What Is interesting
local people is how Cumberland Ely
and Nevada Consolidated would go
in on such a combination. Belief is
that there Is no prospect of its COM
ing about until the Ely companies
get their reduction plants going and
have had chance to demonstrate what
they can do.
Local trading has been very much
stronger during the last ten days.
There was for a considerable time
very little money coming out This
has changed In marked degree and
lately there has been more money
showing In the local exchange than
In months previous. II shows better
conditions In every way locally and
augurs well for brisk spring. Sales
yesterday totaled 1890 shares, dis
tributed as follows: Blackhorse
Phoenix. 1000 at l "; Butte Ely.
100 at 81; Cumberland Ely. 40 at
SO; Ely Consolidated. 200 at 50;
Ely Central, 100 at 62 "; Ely Bon
ANA Copper. 200 at 54 Giroux. 10
at $3.50 Nevada Consolidated, 20
at $11.62 "; Newhouse. 20 at SIS;
Nevada United, 400 at 20; Ely West
ern. 1000 at ) "; Dexteretta. 500
at " Quotations on the 8 p m.
call were as follows.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-25
MINING, MARKETS AND METAL

Refining Co., shopping Unexpectedly
large cash assets and cash surplus;
advices from the leading railway CEN
ters. which bespoke more cheerful
view of general conditions, despite
fears of a coal strike; a reported de-
crease In the number of idle freight
cars, and a good crop outlook. Dis
patches from New England mill
towns, telling of further wage reduc-
tions, served to call renewed atten-
ton to the labor situation.
Rumors of a strike on the Reading
system depressed the coalers during
the early session, the rest of the rail-
way list falling In sympathy, but gen.
eral recoveries were later registered.
Locally, the day was devoid of i'm
portant incidents, apart from the def
mite announcement that two erst-
while important financial institutions
the Oriental bank and the Knick-
erbocker Trust company-were about
to emerge from their difficulties. The
early movement of prices was more
favorable to the Industrial group
than to the railers. Excepting the
excellent statement of the sugar COM
DdHy, NuiCu duNdnCcu tudt DUNN
smartly, there was little to account
for the strength of Industrial shares,
though the belief is gaining ground
that conditions In steel and iron and
the metal trade generally are be-
ginning to take on a more hopeful
outlook.
The market developed increased
activity and strength under the lead
of the Hartman and Hill issues and
the steel and copper shares, the
movements embracing the entire act
i've list and some of the specialties.
Among the impeling causes were the
decision of the United States SUI
preme court, which overturns the
Minnesota freight and passenger law,
declaring the penalties imposed ex-
cessive, and the introducing of
amendments to the Sherman anti
trust law. The closing was strong
at about the highl evel of the day.
Foreign markets exercised little or
no influence here, although Ameri-
cans rallied in London, where tusi-
ness was restricted by reason of the
approaching settlement. No import
ant railway earnings were reported
today. but those of some minor roads
were in line with recent returns. vir-
tually all showing marked falling
off In gross. The money market was
without noteworthy incident, rates
for call and time loans being practi-
cally unchanged, with little demand.
The payment to Washington of
final installment of about $14 ,000,-
0O0 of government moneys WAS ac-
complished without disturbance. Inc
greater part of this sum was dis
bursed by local banks for their in
terror correspondents. Money is &C
cumulating here in unwonted vol
ume, and the secretary of the treas
ury, according to trustworthy re-
ports, is likely to make further with
drawals on or before April I.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-25
RICH PROSPECTIVE NINE
NEAR EUREKA, NEW.

About two years ago Dan Morri-
son, Charles Greenwood and Eugene
Geraty relocated the lone claim, now
the Windfall, situated about FIVE
miles southwest of Eureka in Secret
canyon, and about five miles south of
the Hamburg mine on what is known
as Peel Stick hill. says the Eureka
Sentinel.
This location was owned and
worked by John Erickson and Josh
Tingley about 10 or IL years ago,
and while considerable prospecting
work was done on the property by
these men they were unable to find
ore in paying quantities and aban-
doned the claim.
In 1906 Messrs. Morrison, Green
wood and Geraty began work on the
ground with varying success. Be-
lieving from the favorable indfca-
lions they noticed while engaged in
the work of prospecting the property
that high grade ore would probably
be encountered, it encouraged them
to continue the search.
Early last fall they commenced the
work of sinking a shaft in the center
of the Windfall claim, and shortly
after their efforts were rewarded by
encountering a vein of high grade ore
varying in width from eight inches or
foot to three or four feet.
In the early part of last November
they made shipment OF little over
five tons of the ore to the American
Smelling & Refining company's
smelter at Salt Lake and the assay
values of the ore per ton were as
follows: Gold, 7.06 ozs.; silver,
14.4 ozs.; lead. Ills per cent; iron.
per ton of $152.54. After the cost
of smelling and freight had been de-
Quoted the owners received a net
return of s732.15 for the five and a
quarter tons of ore. or an average of
fraction over SAG per ton.
Mr.. Morrison, one of the owners,
in telling of what has been done.
said: Myself and associates own
a group of six claims In the section
from which this shipment of ore was
taken. We are at present working
in the center of the Windfall or lone
claim, and have shaft down so
feet. At the bottom of this shaft the
ledge of high grade looks exception
ally strong and l believe will give
better assay returns than those al
ready received from the first ship
ment. There is 20 foot ledge of
low grade ore running through the
six claims, btu SO far we have been
combining our development work to
following the rich ore found in the
shaft on the Windfall clean.
THE formation is shale and lime
and the 20 foot ledge is. In my opin-
ion. contact vein. The high grade
streak or vein running through 1t is
In an iron gangue.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-25
bULL|SH IS
MARKET TONE

NEW YORK, March 24.-Irregu-
larity marked the movement of prices
in the stock market today. Business
was in moderate volume and, as has
bene the case for some time past,
almost wholly professional. There is
still a dearth of public interest, not
only in stocks. but in bonds as well.
Sentiment was bullish. In the main,
though developments were not all of
the sort to make for increased con-
fidence.
The days budget of news includ-
ed forecasts of President Roosevelt's
forthcoming special message to con-
gress, concerning which there was
much diversity of opinion; the first
public report of the American Sugar
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-25
FROM RAWHIDE.

Louie Frazier, well known mining
man, is back in the city from a trip
to Rawhide, where he made thor
ough inspection of the gold district.
His comment on the new camp is not
enthusiastic. though he believes that
time will bring about development
of considerable values there.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-25
BANK OF ELY QUOTATIONS.

Nevada Consolidated and Cumber-
land Ely are both low cost copper
mines that will begin to shop ore
in few weeks and both should sell
higher in a better metal market. such
as we are sure TO get.-Boston Finan-
eial News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-25
ELECTROCuTED AT DEWEY.

BOISE. March 23.-Patrick Lynch
of this city was electrocuted yester-
day by a live wire at the Trade Dol
lar mine at Dewey. He was cleaning
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-25
OPEN BOARD.
BINFoRD 4 HuLsE LETTER.

The market. as predicted yester-
day, was stronger and better and the
Ely stocks nearly all made gains
The showing was decidedly favora-
BILE and all the past inactivity that
has been evident from day to day
was lacking. Tomorrow should show
further gains.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-28
Beauties as Living Pictures.

New York, Feb 2G.-For the sake
Of sweet charity, Mrs. John Jacob
Astor will pose in tableaux at the
Plaza hotel this evening and tomor-
row evening. For the same philan-
thropic reason Mrs. Clarence Mackay
will drape herself in filmy white and
stand upon a pedestal as a living pic
ture, as will Miss Nora Langhorne,
one Of the famed beauties of Virginia,
and other women prominent in New
Yorks most exclusive society. The
Duchess Of Sutherland IS also expect
ed to participate. II is expected that
the event will be the most gorgeous
society function given in the name OF
charity for many years. Thousands
of dollars have been expended by the
participants for costumes and the
scene of the entertainment has been
decorated in lavish style. The pro-
ceeds will be given to the poor
whites" of the Virginia mountains. It
is believed that nearly $4,000 will be
realized from the entertainment.
The program consists Of nine pict-
ures, four dances, and a pantomine,
in which Mrs. Waldorf Astor will play
Pierrette in lie Reyellian de Pier
rctte."
The chief intores will revolve
about Mrs. Astor, and it was she who
subbested the old French legend as
the groundwork about which to build
the tableaux yivants, in which about
fifteen society women will pose.
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Amended.

A Pennsylvania divine formed one
of house party in Philadelphia where
the younger son, In accordance with
what the clergyman observed 10 be his
constant habit, rs soon as he had seat.
ed himself at breakfast Immediately
possessed himself of Il large slice of
bread, the quality Of which he proceed.
ed TO test 10y a liberal mouthful
The minister, Stlcklor I'm such mat.
ters of propricty, galel blandly at him
for n moment or SO, then he folded his
hands and closed his eyes in prepara
ton for grace.
For what we are about TO receive, "
he intoned, with painful emphasis,
"and for what our young friend has
already received, Lord, make us truly
thankful."-ilarper's Weekly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-28
The Greed For Gold,

ITS dcplorahle thing, this greed
for gold" snlo the mournfu person.
"Of COURSE" answered MIR. Sirius
Barker. IF the greed for gold were
not So general YOU and | might have
chance 10 get some. les Il case of
too many people recognizing good
thing and trying to get In ON it,
Washington Star
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-28

There was an unusually large at
tendance az the meeting of the
Mothers Club in the fourth ward al
the jefferson building Thursday
tenou Considerable business was
transacted and a report of the finau
cial success of the Washmgton Tea
given, twenty-five dollars was clear
ed at this affair, The ladies have
devised rather a unique way to ra.s,
funds to heauufy their school a.
grounds and build walks. They ar,
asking that every one in the city
save and give them all their Old paper
They expect to get carload and
ship to the paper factory at Coney
vile, Kansas, in the near future, foI
which they will realize quite a neat
sum, They ask that you save your
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-28
Society
NJ MRS. I. ~. STURGEON
PhonrSi House OJI. Office ..
SOCIAL CALENDAR.
Friday

Orio club meets with Miss Cor
lew.
High School auxiliary meets at
Lincoln school
Elhs' dance.
Ladies' Cleo c'ub meets.
Catholic ladies mec, Jt OBJ. recto-
ry.
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old papers and they will send for
them. This is a very small request
Of you, but one that will be greatly
appreciated by the members OF the
fourth ward Morhets' club.
Under the auspices of the Mothers
Clubs Of the city there will be- given
a picture exhibit the later part of
March. The date will be announced
later. The proceeds will be divided
among the Mothers clubs of the three
wards and will be used ass the mem.
bers think best
=
Mrs B. G. Collins Of Colbert is in
the city the guest Of her sister, Mrs
Walter Hardy.
=
Mrs j. W. Sims Is visiting rola.
tiycs in san Angelo, Texas