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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-15

Since the public seems to be so
generously inclined rs to contribute
20 the construction Of q house for the
principal OF the school, what's the
natter with it's coming across with
HIS expenses for a vacation this sum.
at6r3 ....-.-...
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-15
s $ y, x. PraH6sed COLONIZATION.

= TDm GlRrkSburGa Telegram. 81,
Senators congre ssmen. ! the gov
ernor, other state officials@s.&nd the
newspapers generally OF the state,
are emphatic In expressions: OF an.
prevail of the suggestion lnnde by the
-Metssle Republican that WRst Vir-
ginta hotd a Observation-Disclosures ebra-
tlpn IN the shape OF q woEIRs fair.
such universal approval NSSht to
END IN realization OF tho an gees
.tione and signidea even at tbs ,early
date* mat there z:would be- United CO.
operation with the state ofaoials in
generating an imp ortant slartod In
the life Of, the state. Agitation OF
the subject is not. too eariySand cer-
tainly not Improper as the object
sought is worthy uf the +stare.s i5est
effort. Col John n: Day, editor of
the ;Wetzel Republican, WHO spranr
the happy thought of a celebration.
says he appreciates the compliment
airy references to him, but asks that
personality be elinAnated and thai
the subject matter, be -. vigorously
pushed In order ito obtain &that de-
gree OF progress and deveIopment
that will, readly admit of action Inv
tho Legislators, at Its nsxt tsessiori.
On this point the Republican SAYS:
;. The early agitation ,of the semi
centennial ts begun. ,ad yisodiy,. for
the reason that It must be brought
to the attention OF the nexfslegisIa-
ture In, an effective and conYincing
manner to- be officially sanctioned,
and to make some provision for the
states participation in the celebra-
ton OF this important event. AS
the meeting Of the next legislature
VIII be in. 1911, it will be seen that
little enough time will be- LETT to;
prepare for, the carrying out of any
ambitious program that may be de-
cided upon
=, In this proposition the Republican
knows no North. South East or
West; 1t matters not with this paper
where the celebration is held, lust
SO It is certain that it will be held
that Is the, sum and substance of
our personal interest. Therefore,
we earnestly urge upon the papers
Of the state lively and interesting
consideration Of the scheme SO that
1T may not die OF neglect or perish
through Indifference.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-15
AFlae,A1H.

s It l4nknAs II the busipSas men.u
convex " u ID 10 Will 80 to Boston.
IT. Will sbessthe Leagues tenth am,
niversarN s ~ ., ..,& .i,'.s ~
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-15

Icon A tAg thsms NJ issl INMATE
tbHsansSs, 81 Y IS 4, ss1
e On stSurse ,thare are .aotk Si eS ex-
,tcept onS 70 the riIle.; = y QkiS Npu MY
has had and nov han la6a lItratSs
And s1Snsta blsss d are, Hi ~ of shinh
,ehArRSfe ter. 4, But the 9th raS hiRss Eis
MUM rousty reprS seH teds and each
presentattve de- a common nuts
ance. 81 i II \, Il ii /. t.1 n I ,SSs}t !. / y !
If for no other reason than to
limit Officers or this class the num-
Der of ,maSiStsrial districts In Ohio
county should sbe +leAaehad. 55I AN
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-15

The. Negro people are semfnently
satisfied with the stsRardsship ot
Emmett J. Scott as onmmiSsioner 10
Liberia: We'll done. thou good and
faithful servant Congratulations
are lin order =. = - = 4 -, u
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-15

You will miss great inspiration,
IL you fail to attend the National
Negro business Leagut meet" at
Louisville, Ky, August 18th, 10th
and goth.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-15

We. would like to see President
Tart mepnher of the board Of trus-
tees OF TuskSgee Institute. .s:.y-~ ~.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-15

/ n Hooker T. :Washingtqa aatvaysd,
another one Of "the, speeches. OF hts'
life." Saturday. at Chanta0qpa, M
~. =, -, 4 .Ss 10y ~
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-15

p, :. -rS- ~
IL isn't safe to pin ones faith to
the rumors that flow out Of the Dis
triot OF Columbia. -,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-15

Now les the! time to qualify for the
good thin1s which will be handed ou,
by the Census bureaus. &c. .... q
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-15

Anyho ON, ) . black man lhAsf been
chosen to milk the white House
COW, ~ a :, ,.sS>,s:. s, &St =
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-15

Just wait until the tariff bill is out
Of the way.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-15
Suggestive Questions on ne lnnaay, School I
- lesson BY Rev. Dr. Litscoff4tor tlte -:
International Newspaper =Bible Studp' ;Glub.

Copyright 1909 by Rev.T, s, Iinscott 5. D. -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-15
Is IT. Possible.

Is IC FO1SIDID.
Lemonade Is said to have cost the
United States Senate $500. in thirty
two days. What! And they don't
hold their sessions In Charleston!
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-18
Shipping Notes

The American Hawaiian steamship
Missourian sailed from Hilo for Sa
lima Cruz last Friday.
The Tenyo Maru, which left Homo
lulu for the Coast on July IL, reached
San Francisco yesterday.
The Aorangi sailed from Victoria for
Honolulu yesterday. Size should arrive
here ON the oath if Gle makes the voy-
age down on schedule time.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-18

Not only does every woman who en-
tiers an elevator containing mirror
turn round Immediately, touch up her
frizzes and remove flakes of SCOT from
her face, but men adjust their neck
ties, take deliberate survey Of them
selves, and pose and initiate their
chests like Colonel Sellers, of lamented
memory. A little stenograpber in her
building over near the city hall, says
the Chicago Tnter-Ocean, had been OBJ
serving this popularity in the lords OF
creation. One day, having surprised
man making more deliberate and
careful scrutiny than usual, she ex-
pressed her opinion to James, . the
elevator-man: s'You needn' t talk
about the vanity of women after
that, she exclaimed scornfully; men
look at themselves twice as long and
twice as intently as the vainest woman
that ever breathed.' "You didn t
hear what he said to me, did you?''
asked James. ssNo," "He said, five
been drunk four days, an ] just want
ed to see how I looked.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-18

Mrs. Smith was showing a visitor a
new hat tree she had recently purchas-
ed. when little Samuel came in and
neglected to remove his hat. Think
ing TO teach him lesson, she said:
''Samuel, what did I buy that hat tree
forf'' F'For $685. answered Samuel
promptly ,fbut you said L wasn't to
tell anybody"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-18
TTFTTFFTTTrTrrrrx
5 MARINE REPORT. s
> y - y - - - - - e q y y . q - y
(From San Francisco Merchants Elk.
change.1
Saturday. July II. 1909

lfrom San Francisco Merchants Elk
ehange.1
Saturday, July II, 1909.
San Francisco-Sailed, July Is, s. S.
Lurline, for Honolulu; schr. Muriel, for
Honoipu. Arrived, July 10, S. S. Iris,
hence July 4; July IT, 8 a. M, S. S.
Tenyo Maru, hence July IL; S. G. Will
der, hence June 2.
Victoria-Sailed, July IL, S. s. 40
rangi, for Honolulu.
Gaviota-Arrived, July 16, ship Falls
of Clyde, hence June 25.
Hilo-Arrived, July Is, s. s. Massa-
ehusetts, for Kahului; July Is, s. S.
Missourian, from Kahului. Sailed, July
II, sehr. Balboa, for Redondo; July is,
s. s. Missourian, for Salina Cruz.
New fork-Sailed, July II, Blk. Nuu-
anu, for Honolulu.
Mahukona-Sailed, July Is, schr. J.
Il. Bruce, for San Francisco.
Meme.-Hilo, July 10, S. s. Massa-
chusetts loaded; awaiting orders.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-18
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
Issued Every Sunday Morning by the
Local Office, q. s. Weather Bureau.

Note.-Barometer readings are cor
rected for temperature. instrumental
errors, and local gravity, and reduced
To. sea level Average cloudiness stated
in scale from 0 to 10. Direction OF
wind is prevailing direction during %
hours ending at p. m. Velocity Of
wind Is average velocity In miles per
hour.
VIM. B. sTOCKMAN.
Section Director.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-18
KAIMuKI

a. Bungalow, modern and arts
tic, b. r., 1t 100x150. .....$ 1850
b. 8-Room house on improved
lot, 20ox300. ..............$ $500
c. 2Story house on lot 150x300,
fine location. ..............$ $500
d. b. r. house on well i'm
proved lot, l acre and
half ................ $500
e. b. r. s-room house with
stable, poultry yard, ETC.,
block from the car line. ....g 1,800
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-18

a. b. r. house, well built, on
lot of fair size. ...........$ 2,50
b. 3 b. r. house on improved
lot, 60x120. Easy terms. IS 200
c. b. r. bungalow OH lot
130x125. Improved .......$ AIS
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-18
PASSENGERS.
Arrived.

ulciloI Eiaus, Aol IoIt hdTAoEu, tsoU
a. m.
PASSENGERS.
Arrived.
Per str. Mauna Kea, Freeman, from
Hawaii and Maui ports, 1880 a. M
FL. F. Lewis, Mrs. Lewis and son, Miss
j. Kennedy, s. Kennedy. M. ]. Bissel,
j. j. Souza, Mrs. Souza and two chill
dren, Geo. Mundon, Miss E. Dunn, Miss
r. Baxter, Sam Pua, Fujihara, Miss E.
Very, Miss E. Brown, ID. F. Morsely,
Wong Wong, W. H. Heen, J.. l.. Blais-
dell, H. Willard, Bishop Liebert, G..
Brennan, Mrs White, f. L. Ridley, w.
NJ Caham, j. Pereida, Mrs. Pereida and
child, M. P Mobbos, Mrs. C. Mcclure
and child, Mrs. Chen Leu and child, III.
Y. Lee, Miss A. G.. Forsher, Mrs. A. B.
Forsher, M. Comes, G. Van Sijmond,
Miss Dwight, Miss T. Biulem, Miss N.
Carey, Miss M. Raymonsen, Mrs. E. T..
Austin, Mrs. L. G.. Marshall, Miss Shine
Kona, g. w. Driscoll, r. B. Crawford,
Geo. Glib, Mrs. Glib, Mrs. A. Douse,
w. Kelley, Mrs. j. A. Kennedy, j. A.
Kennedy, G. E. Kelly, Miss A. Robert
son, Mrs. w. Brown and two children,
Mrs. E. Savern, Miss Schesler, Mrs.
Richards, Miss j. Scott, Miss D. Peter
son, Miss l. Radshad, Mrs. Rafferty,,
Mrs. Hubby, Miss M. Carew, Miss L.
Cameron, Miss E. Cohel, Miss c. Hull,
Mrs. Benham, Miss II. Young, Miss j.
Kinds, S. w. Beal and son, G. Manner,
T. NJ. Nichols, Mrs. Nichols, A. Low
rey, Miss E. Sehaefer, F. v. Eldridge,
Mrs. Eldridge, G. s. Man, E. de Beinsky,
w. A. Carpenter, Mrs. Carpenter, Miss
Stewart, G. j. Becht, Mrs. Becht, Mrs.
NJ. Wilderfeld, Mrs. f. f. Lansing, Mrs
J. w. Meyers, Mrs. Hobby and daugh-
ter, Miss B. Campbell, Mrs. NJ Single,
A. P. Watson, Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Ko-
pena and daughter. Miss Nakamura, A.
Wong Wal. H. Armitage, F. E. Thomp
son, w. c. Scott. Mrs. Scott, Ray Irwin.
Departed.
Per S. S. Asia, for Orient.-Miss Clara
Mosser, S. s. Rowland and wife, n. u.
Aluli, E. Freese, Miss E. B. Hughes.
VESSELS IN PORT.
(Army and Navy
Iroauois, T. s. station tug, Moses.
Kukui, U. S. L. II. T.. Jobson.
(Merchant Vessels.1
Alden Besse, Am. bk.. Denny. Hilo,
May 1.
Alice Cooke. Am. schr., Penhallow, Port
Ludlow, July 9.
Ben Lee, Dr. gp., Anderson, Leith, July
7.
Flensburg, Ger. S., Suhr, Newcastle,
July 10.
Fullerton, Am. bk., Grant, Gaviota,
July IA.
Irmgard, Am bktn., San Francisco,
June 80.
R. P. Rithet, Am. bk., Drew, San Fran
cisco, July II.
THE MAILS.
Mails are due from the following
points as follows:
San Francisco-Per Alameda, July %.
Aorangi, July "a.
Korea, July 20.
Colonies-Per Mariana, July 20.
Mails viii depart for the following
points as follows:
San Francisco-Per Korea, July 90.
Colonies-Per Aorangi, July "a.
Mariana. July 20.
Mongolia, July %.
TRANSPORT SERVICE.
Buford, at San Francisco.
Dix, arrived Seattle from Honolulu,
June 4.
Logan. from Manila for Honolulu,
July Is.
Thomas, from Hon. for Manila, July Is.
from Honolulu for San Fran
cisco, July 6.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-18
PORT OF HONOLULU.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Saturday, July II.
Str. Mauna Kea, Freeman, from Hilo
and way ports, 1880 a. m.
DEPARTED.
P. NJ. S. S. Asia, Gaukroger, for the
Orient, 10 a. m.
s. s. Roma, Lawson, towing bktne.
Fullerton, Grant, for Port Hartford, a. m.
Fullerton, Frant, for Port Hartford, 1880
a. m.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-18

New moon July II at 0:13 a. m.
The tides at kahului and Hilo occur
about one hour earlier than at Homo
lulu.
Hawaiian standard time is 10 hours
so minutes slower than Greenwich
time, being that Of the meridian Of 157
degrees thirty minutes. The time whis-
Gle blows at 1880 p. M, which is the
same rs Greenwich 0 hours 0 minutes.
Sun and moon are for local time for
the whole group.
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-01
NO MORE DYNAMITE.
It Is Too Active to Be Perfectly Free
 From Danger.

It Is Too Active to Be Perfectly Free
 From Danger.
 All the "set pieces" displayed on the Fourth-fiery portraits of George Washington and spirited spark pie lures of the "boys of '76''-are made in America An eastern firm once made up some giant" firccrackers, using a tiny quantity of dynamite for the explosive.
 Dynamite sends as much force down ward as upward when 1t explodes, and whenever one of the firecrackers was exploded little hole was bored in the ground. The young son of the presi- dent of the company which manufac- tured them set one of while 1t was lying on one of the stone slabs of the steps leading to his house. The slab was shattered, and the dynamite fire. crackers were taken from the market.
 The most delicate and altogether wonderful fireworks are the bombs made by the Japanese to be exploded In the daytime. These bombs are some times spherical in shape and some times cylindrical, and occasionally the two forms are combined in a cylinder with ball at one end.
 Fired from steel mortars, the bombs explode in midair. After the smoke has cleared away figure of some sort goes floating off in the upper air. Two enormous dragons twist and turn, as in mortal combat, until St. George in the guise of their own fiery tongues bids them begone, and they vanish Tn a puff of smoke. Perhaps the Japanese goddess of mirth hilariously waves Il little three cornered flag with a square hole in 1t and smiles benignly down until she has sailed away out of sight. The combinations produced in these day fireworks are almost endless.
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-01
The Fourth In the Suburbs.


 Well, old man, did you have q Fourth of July celebration out at Lone liviIIe?'
 Yes; we had a great day of it." "What did you do?'
 Well. the cook read the Declaration of Independence in the morning" "Fine."
 My wife blew up the waitress at breakfast"
 Bully"
 The waitress went up fin the air after breakfast"
 "lmmensew
 We fired the laundress at noon." Great"
 The chauffeur got loaded and went off with a loud report after lunch" "Gloriousr'
 The coachman got full and treated us to barn fire in the evening. I'm trying to collect the insurance now" 'Splendid."
 But that wasn't all. Two buns loaded with highballs broke into the house that night and got away with all the silver. Oh, yes, old man. there's nothing slow about Loneliville when 1t comes GuWn to !"-Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-01
THE ALL SILENT FOURTH OF JULY
v V

The next morning came. With a sense of
 release Which filled her whole soul with content
 ment and peace, She tossed wax and cotton far out Of her
 sight. Threw wide doors and windows and gazed
 with delight. Her neighbor. Dick Jones. came and
 lounged on her gate. "Good mornin'! How are ye? You're up > rather late. I thought you was sick, twas so sort O
 shut up. Too bad on the boys thet are bill they
 put up!' What bni?' "Ain't you heard? Thets
 why twas so still. They put OF the Fourth cause the may
 or's 20 Ill.," And didn't they shoot of the cannon at
 a1l," Cried Polly. amazed; mot a gun. great or
 sman"' 'There ain't b.en a day as know on this
 year So dead level still as twas yesterday
 here!" Miss Polly said only: Well. there! de-
 clare." Then slammed to the door and dropped
 into a chair. With looH very sheepish and manner less
 curt. She thought. After this I won't cry tn
 I'm hurt" Fannie E. Newberry in Philadelphia North American.
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-01
MAKING ROMAN CANDLES.
Indispensable Adiuncts to a Proper
 Fourth of July.

Indispensable Adjuncts to Proper
 Fourth of July.
 In America the manufacture of fire works has become almost a fine art, and no doubt the youth of our country could find this sort of expression for Fourth of July without drawing on the products of foreign ingenuity. A glance at the catalogue of any one of the twelve or fifteen large firms en- gagged in making fireworks in this country discloses almost endless lists of devices.
 Every one knows what a Roman candle Is, but few know how this in- dispensable adjunct of a Fourth of July celebration is made. First of all in the making comes the pasteboard cylinder, which Is plugged up at one end with clay. After the clay comes small charge of powder. Then a ''star"Sis pushed down tight on the powder, and charges of powder and stars alternate until the cylinder Is filled. Then Il fuse Is attached which communicates with the powder near est the top of the cylinder, which, when 1t is exploded, sends its star sailing upward. A fuse running through the candle connects other charges of powder with the first and explodes them one at time, each one shooting out the star which Is next above it.
 The stars are made of chemical rGix, lures, which vary with the colors which are produced. A red star Is sometimes made by mixing four parts of dry nitrate of strontia and fifteen parts of pulverized gunpowder. Cop per filings change the color to green. Resin, salt and q small quantity of amber make 9 yellow. Small particles of zinc change 1t 10 blue, and another and lstrhaps better red can be made by using a mixture of ampblack and hitter.
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-01
Fourth of July Dialogue.

'Wilfred McGonigle-Say, Spectacles. didjer hay enny fireworks on de Fourt?
 Edwin Bostonbeens-Most assuredly and among the heterogeneous collection l had some elongated circular paste board tubes that emitted varicolured spheres.
 Wilfred McGonigle-Say, dem's Ro- man candles yer mean, aint dey?
 Edwin Bostopbeens-Precis and then 1 had other cylindrical pyrotech- nics with coRe shaped apexes which, upon being ignited. sailed with velocity toward the empyrean regions and
 Wilfred McGonigle-Can't yer say skyrockets?' Den wot?
 Edwin Bostonbeens-Then l had va riegated spheroids that revolved in- cessantly, with celerity discharging fiery asterisks that split into diyerging lines as they sallied into the atmos- phere. You may rest assured that enjoyed those effulgent phenomena.
 Wilfred McGonigle-I like pinwheels myself. Did yer hav' enny red lights CT green lights?
 Edwin Bostonbeens-Not that I am cognizant of, but we had several dem- onstrations of radium and helium.
 Wilfred McGonigle-Say, Specsy, let's set match to some of dem words and see if dat lankwidje don't explode. New York Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-01
BUSINESS CARDS

THE CANFIELD LIME COM'Y.
 Independent of the Trust.
 Always wood burned. Always the best. Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-01

H. D. HUMPHREYS Drug Store, "On the Corner" Est. 1843.
 Reliable in everything. CANAAN : CONN.
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-01

Then suddenly there popped in her head
 the way Most serenely to spend our national day. At evening she plugged all the keyholes And over each window hung blankets
 from tacks; Then, filling her ears full of pink cotto
 batting, She tied on her nightcap. all ruffies ard
 tatting. And said to herself. Now, we'll see If
 that cannon At four in the morning will rouse Polly
 Shannon! The mayor of Bristol. however. was sick
 tick. And therefore the council made has,e 10
 proclaim By means of great posters. in letters of
 flame: 44 2 4 P ? F 4 4 4 ? 4 x "BECACsE OF HIS HONOR, THE
 MAYORS CONDITION. Pronounced very critical by the physi-
 clan, Tomorrow no cracker, gun. cannon or Shall once be shot off in the city Of
 Bristol Follce are instructed and Will without
 fail Most promptly remand all offenders to
 jail" r H A a + + A r r + + S + Just think of the grief of those poor Bris-
 tol boys When reading this placard which vetoed
 their joys But Polly slept sweetly, for no thunder
 ous roar Of cannon terrific awoke her at four. Twas late when she rose, with supreme
 satisfaction. Preparing herself for day of inaction, For how could she work-the house dark
 a pocket And mercury going way up like rocket? But when precipitation meant peace and
 protection She felt she could stand it with little ob-
 jection. So all day long in the darkness and heat She sweltered and worried, while outside
 the sweet. Ripe fragrance of summer pervaded the
 air. The birds gave their concerts, all nature
 was fair. While never a gun. O torpedo nor pistol The ghost of sound woke In solemn old
 Bristol
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-01

ever you hear of Miss Polly Shannon, Who nearly goes mad at the sight of a cannon? Just outside of Bris- tol she lives all alone
 And hasn't so much as q cat of her own.
 While dreading the thought of the Fourth of July She said to herself. ''I shall certain ly fiy!"
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-01
Never Lost a
 Dollar

For more than thirty years THE MIDDLE SEX BANKING COMPANY, of Middletown, Conn.,, has been dealing in farm mort gages, and no investor during that period has lost dollar, or suffered a days delay in the payment of either principal or interest. Over $50, ,OOO, ,OOo has been invested, and $40, 100000 in principal and interest has been returned to the investor We sell either the mortgage itself, or debentures, secured by mortgages deposited in trust, in de- nominations of $1OO, $9OO, s25O, $500, 5000 and $5,OOO. Orders will receive immediate attention.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-28
SAW THE GHOST.
a Story That Stood the Test Of
Court Of Law.

AS q circumstan.ial ghost story and
one that stood the cold scrutiny Of a
court of law Booty's case is without Il
parallel. The date given is 1GSS. when
Mrs. Booty brought an action for Sian
der against one Captain Barnaby for
what he had said of her late husband.
According to an extract from jour
nal produced in court, dated Friday,
May Is, 1857. the captain on that day
went ashore with a large party Of
friends to shoot rabbits upon Strombo-
Ii, the island off Italy, which, from its
ever burning crater. is called the
lighthouse of the Mediterranean" AT
about $50 in the afternoon two men
were seen running toward the volcano.
which was emitting flames. Captain
Barnaby then exclaimed, Lord bless
me, the foremost is old Booty. my
next door neighbor." They then van
ished in the flames. fact of which
every one present took note.
Upon Captain Barnaby's return to
England he learned that "old Booty
had died Just about the time of the
strange occurrence Ut sSlEoiilpoll. Liz
then made the remark which WAS the
subject of the action. that he had
seen old Booty running into the flames
of hell pursued by the devil" Mrs.
Booty claimed f1O00 as damages, and
the case came on in, the kings bench
before the chief justice, Sir Robert
Wright. For the defense. in addition
to the testimony of Captain Barnaby
and his friends. old Bootys clothes
were brought into court and identified
by several witnesses as being similar
to those Worn by the foremost man
who ran into the crater-even to the
peculiar buttons on the coat. The
Judge was so impressed by this evl-
dence that he said: Lord have mere.
upon me and grant that may never
see what you have seen. One. tw" al
three may be mistaken. but not THU
IT," And so Booty's widow lost the
day, and the case remains. perhaps. as
the only judicially accepted ghost
story on record.-London Chronicle.