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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
SOUTH ORANGE.

Miss Mabel Chase delivered a lee
ture on "A Trip Through the Schools
of Great Britain at a teachers and
parents meeting in the High School, as
sembly hall yesterday.
Thomas Burke, Second street. has re
covered from an attack of rheumatism
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Miss Mary Gawley. Of
South Orange, and Frederick Roberts
of Orange.
The following program was rendered
at the assembly exercises insthe First
Street School yesterday: Marc An
tony's F'uneraH Grafton Ogden Reeve;
talk OIL current events. Miss Heler
Bugler. and 'Juinita." a part song By
the pupils Of the fifth, sixth and
seventh grades.
Policeman Patrick Kelly stopped a
runaway belonging to Harry Schmidt,
of Montclair, in South Orange avenue.
yesterday.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
F|RE-F|GHTERS
ATTEND SHOW
AND DINNER RERE
South Orange Departments The
atre Party Proved Enjoy
able Affair.

A good vaudeville show and a good
dinner helped make the South Orange
village fire department forget there
yer was a fire, except in a cook stove,
last night. The members went to the
Lyric Theatre and to Achtel-Stetter's
a~fterward.
c. Frederick Parry. vice-president Of
the department, was POSTMASTER.
Others present were: George B. Yeager.
James F. Farrell, Patrick McCahery,
Charles Geisel, Charles Allen. James
Mahan, Thomas Fitzsimmons, Edmund
Krebill, Fred Audrey, Frederick \.
Helmlinger, Arthur *. Reeve, George h.
Versoy, Charles Woods, NJ. A. Fitz-
simmons. Charles j. O'Brien, jr., James
Turner, Thomas Kearney, Charles Biz
ney. Harry Doe. William D.. Decker,
Joseph Tracey, Bartholomew Herman,
James Murphy, Alfred Allen, Frederick
CT, Mayer, William Ash, Peter p. New
mar and Joseph A. Carter.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
IRISH COMEDY DRAMA
FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
St. Johns Society of Orange to
Play Fairies Well"

st. Johns Dramatic Society of Orange
is rehearsing for the Irish comedy
drama Fairies Well" which viii be
produced on March II, afternoon and
evening in Columbus Hall, Orange.
Fairies Well" is one of the best Irish
comedies that the local amateurs have
eVer attempted and in many ways re-
sembles Chauncey Olcott's play Rag
ged Robin
The production is under the diiee-
ton and management of Thomas f
Flanagan.
The cast is as follows; Larry Dee.
Francis A. Byrne; Mark Condor. Rob
ert h. Lee; Dan Carmody. Edward f.
Byrne; Andy Coogan. Thomas
Bracken; Tracy Farrell. Edward J..
Johpson; Jonah Kelley, Andrew G.
Milan; Captain Kyle. Edward Williams;
Eunene Berresford. Miss Margaret
Quig,ey; Mona Carmody, Miss Frances
Callahan; Mary Ellen Brady. Miss
Helen Easen; Nellie Caromody, Miss
Gretta Slattery.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
BELLEVILLE.

Miss Frances r.. King. OF Baltimore. who
has been visiting her sister. Mrs. Robert IL.
Kaufmann, of Greylock : Manor, has re-
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Degraw, Of Colonial
terrace. will entertain the "Wednesday Eve
ming Club 81 their home next week. Mrs.
ography of Lon ,sfellow." and Miss ATadge
Nj. Young will discuss The Hanging Of
the Crane
Father Boniface at the mission for men
~ -. Peter $ church, last night preached
u strong sermon on Scandal
Miss Fannie Y. Yeager. of William street,
who has been visiting relatives in Brook
lyn, has returned home.
A subscription concert will he given in
the First National Bank building March 81.
Rehearsals are being held for the presen-
tation OF the drama 'Erin-Co-Bragh' in
Parochial Hall next Wednesday afternoon
and. evening. under the auspices OF the
Society Of the Children Of Mary of st
Peters Church.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
UNLUCKY FREIGHT.
Railroads Obliged to Pay Out
Millions Yearly for Damages.

n. "
- "oi" 'n"' 'he diiioul, paio Out
Wy Tic roaos Oh ehe united states IN
1910 Tor freight claims was $24, O0O, 600,
These claims originate from various
causes, such as defective cars. careless
employees and incorrect classification
but one agent saws that on his ROAD
I'M nroner band1ine &c rasno,sih,a 81,
aha,t % 49,. e ID.s -.
~ PAN" o"'
Aoi Heish' oiainiS'
Anothef feature contributing very
largely to the amounts we paw out for
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
MILK DEALER HURT IN
FALL FROM TROLLEY.
Says Car Started Before He Was
Off Step.

Nicholas O'Brien. Il milk dealer, had
a narrow escape from serious injury
early today. O'Brien's home is III
Brookdale and he was a passenger oil
d northbound Bloomfield avenue trolley
car. AT Bloomfield Centre he attempt
ed to get off the car, and claims that
the conductor started it up before he
VAS able 10 disembark.
Obi en- was hurled to the ground
with much force, and says he lay un-
conscious for at least half an hour. He
finally managed to reach the police sta
ton. where he was given shelter for
the rest of the night.
Although O'Brien had no bones
broken he was painfully bruised about
the body.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
ARCHBISHOP GOT BACK.
Retort in Kind to a Young
Aide=de=Camp.

At dinner one day, Dr.. Wh8tely, arch
bishop of Dublin. sat near a, young
aide-de-camp, and in the course OF the
meal the latter asked his grace: 10
you know the difference between an
archbishop and an ass?' Nrha arch
bishop was too taken aback to reply,
and seeing his hesitation the aide-de-
camp continued: "One wears a cross
on his mitre. the other wears it on his
back" Dr.. Whately looked the young
man oven with the utmost gravity, and
without relaxing a muscle Of his face
he D~ropounded another conundrum. do
you know" he said. the difference be-
tween an a~ide-de-camp and IN ASST
mo, | do not" replied the officer.
Neither do, |. sir,' Numbered his
grace.-Bellman.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
M0NFCLAiR.

Mr.. and Mrs. T. Robinson Watson, of
BelieNue avenue, have returned from a
visit of two months in the South.
Mrs. a. G. Waterman and family. of New
York city. have taken up their residence
on North Mountain VENUE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick ". Bundy. OF
Harrison avenue. are home from Jack
sonville, Fla. whore they spent the winter.
Miss Josephine Brentwood. Of Grove
street, is visiting friends at Brookline'
Mrs. Robert :. McCoubragh. Of Bayonne,
is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew A.
Hurley. of Mountain avenue
James a. Bannon. of Walnut street, ex-
poets to sail for Europe q week from next
Saturday. He will spend the summer
there.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
FlREMEN PLAN BIG RECEPTION.

Yantacaw Chemical Engine Company
No. l. are making efforts to have their
reception and ball. which will be held
in the NutleY town hall on the evening
of st. Patriek's Day. one of the best
ever held in Nutley. 1t is expected
many ont-of-town companies will
many of them in a body. Com
from Bloomfield. Believille.
Montclair and Passaic. have already
promised to be on hand.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
LEAD PIPE THIEVES ARE
BUSY IN

Lead pipe thieves are operating OK
tensively in Bloomfield and vicinity.
Some Of the places visited are the house
OF George IA. Scudder, in Liberty street,
and the new house of C.. Williams. at
Williamson avenue. The loss in both
places amounts to several hundred dol
lars
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
BLOOMFIELD-GLEN RIDGE,

Councilman Herbert c. Farrand. of Frank
lin street. is able to he about again after an
illness Of two weeks.
Dr.. William 7. Besgs aud family are at
the Hotel Chalfonte' in Atlantic CITY.
A kaffee klatseb will he given in the
parlors Of the Glen Ridge Congregational
Church tomorrow evening by the Kings
Danghters' Society,".
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
FINED For INTOXICATION.

Benjamin W. Eppenger, of 65 st.
James place, this city. was arrested by
Officer Farmhouse yesterday at the cor
ner of Wall street and Clinton avenue,
west. Irvington. and taken before Judge
Turton. Of Irvington, He paid a IS fins
for intoxicativn.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
REPAIR SHOP N

The bicycle rebair shop. conducted by
Joseph Descent in Bloomfield avenue.
Bloomfield, was damaged by fire to the
amount of about $3.50 at $3.50 a. m. 70.
day. Fhe cause of the blaze Is not
known. but is supposed to have been
an overheated .stovepipe.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
WOODMEN TO HOLD SMOKER.

Orange Camp No. 50, Woodmen of
the World, will hold a smoker on Fri
day evening, April 16, at 240 Main
street. The following committee viii
have charge of the affair: Joseph W.
Moriarty, Frank w. Dishover. John
Riley, Leo Berlow. Isaac %Shoenthal. DIR,
Muta, M. Romano. S. N. Collins, Jo-
seph Peck, M. j.. Mulvihill, r. Denver,
M. Gunmore and w. Kelley.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
LoDGEMRN IRvlNGToN GUESTS.

Winfield Scott Council, Jr, o. =. x. NJ +.
of Elizabeth, will pay a fraternal visit
to the Irvington Council tonight to wiz
ness the initiation ceremonies. ami
bring with them several candidates on
whom the degree will be conferred.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
MRS. ADELIA La FOY.

Funeral services for Mrs. Adelia La
Foy, widow of Theodore r. IA Foy,
who died suddenly of acute indiges-
ton at. Ocean Grove, will be held to-
night at the home of her son, Julien b.
La Foy, 1872 Harrison street, East
Orange, and will be conducted by the
Rev. DR.. Fred Glare Baldwin. Mrs. La
F'oy was IS years old.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
CRAFTSMEN CLUB TO ENTERTAIN.

Members of the Craftsmen Club, of
Franklin Lodge No. 10. f. aud A. NJ. Of
%Irvington, viii hold an entertainment
and smoker for members tonight in
Masonic Hall. The COMMITTEES on ar
rangements consists of c. K~asefang,
Clifford Mooney and F. A. Croselmire.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
Bell Is Out of Order and the
Young Don't Know It's
9 O'clock.

The p%eaceable residents of the heights
section of Arlington are all lat sea"
these nights because tho curfew bell
attached to No. s school, at Kearny
and Stewart avenues, refuses to strike
at 9 O'Clock.
While the mothers and fathers are
angry because Of the bell refusing to
work. the sons and daughters, especial
~ the sons, are "ticklcd to DEATH to
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10

CHICAGO. March 10.-Addfessing j6o
society women in the Fine Arts build
ing, yesterday, Mime. Hatton said:
Scores and hundreds of women de-
serve to lose their husbands. Any
woman who win go to bed with coli
cream smeared a quarter of al inch
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10

The old family apothecaries, Carleton
& Hovey. of Lowell. Mass, established
in 1927, nave in their possession the olu
prescription book in which IS MED the
prescription for Father John Medloihe
as written by the eminent specialist
who prescribed it for the late lieV. fr.
John O'Brien, of Lowell. by Whoh u
was recommended TO his triehds ana
parishioners. n from whom IL mas ue-
rived its name and was advertised WIN
his knowledge and approval, II IS not
a patent medicine, aud 1t Is tree from
morphine, opium or other poisonous
drugs. It makes strength and prevents
pneumonia~invsluable as a tonic and
body builder for weak and run down
systems. Not a new medicine-5o years
In use- /.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
MADE DEPUTY TAX COLLECTOR.

Andrew William Teed has been APP
pointed deputy collector of taxes for
East Orange. He began his new duties
yesterday.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
A Man Should Never Know How
Women Stay Pretty-That's
the Secret.
Here's a Recipe on
Hon TO Keep a Husband

DON'T retire al night with
your face smeared with cold
cream. Do it some other time.
Stop %overeating so you won't
grow too stout.
Do all you can TO stay beauti-
ful. and DON'T LET HIM
KNOW HOW YOU DO IT.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
Mysterious Detective sparkes.

CoIncldent with tho finding OF tho
brooch Lord Administer an old fash
loncd member of tho nobility who has
wed an American girl. receives word
that an attempt viii be made to rob
the Towers, his ancestral place. OF his
wonderfully rare collection Of mlnia-
lures. Word is sent to him apparently
by the chief OF the county police, Colo
mel Morley. that the colonel must per
forco take trip to the continent. and
meanwhile he has put the Towers un-
der the protection OF Detective Sparkes
a mysterious catcher OF thieves. whose
abilities are recommended AS nothing
short of marvellous. Lord Administer
gathers a company of friends at the
Towers. and all await tho arrival of
the sklllful Sparlgcs. The latter not
putting in an appearance his lordship
and friends retire Cor the night, put
ting two OF his lordshlp's huskiest men
servants on guard. armed
The household is soon awakened by
the report OF n pistol and. scurryinS
below stairs. flnds the servants in dumb
panic and a bagful OF the precious
miniatures gone. Atholc Forbes. AK
minister's American sIster-i law, is
the only one able to throw any light
on the midnight raid II the Towers
and the loss OF tho miniatures. She
talks OF encountering a party of stran-
gers In the dimly lighted house. OF an
attempt to Strangle her. of the servants
nring and of tho appearance OF a
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
vAcARIes OF THE ONE FIGHTERS

Nicholas Burnham. who plays one OF
the drummcrJ In THE Travelling
Salesman referred to as boots and
shoes" bccauso he is supposed TO travel
for a shoe house. has in his time played
a great number of one night stands
"When the troupe plays TO a poor
house in one night stand one OF the
natives Is sure to inform you that ~
you'll come back you'll have a good
house There are different reasons
given for the poor attendance You
ought to have been here on pay doy.
or The fire laddies had n ball last
night or this: The last show was
bum. and the folks got dssusted.' etc
I'm a small town ou, west some
years ago there was no mall delivery.
and everybody had to so to the post
office for the mail. We played there
[, a very poor house. but the landlord
of the hotel told us after the show that
everybody was just crazy to SEQ tn,
performance. but unfortunately tho
mall was late"
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treats of tho same idea. although, of
course written as flction II tells of
a playwright whose ghost appears TO
a theatrical manager who had ruined
his play as he thought by producing
it with a cheap cast in a small New
Jersey town instead OF on Broadway.
He tells tho manager he Is going to
compel him to give the play first
class production on Broadway by a
new process" After spelling tho pro-
duction OF a musical show by fright
oning members of the cast the play
wright's ghost finally compels the man
agcr to give II up and put on tho dead
writer's more serious and discarded
production.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
ENGLISH ACTOR NOW FITCH
MADE" AMERICAN.

Charles Cherry ia an English actor
without much OF an accent. and he has
been pretty well Amcrlcanlzed. 1t
probably Is due TO Clyde Fitch that he
has been so thoroughly metamor-
phosed for OF The ten years this actor
has been in America SIX OF them hnvo
been spent playing In Fitch plays In
that time he has been leading man
with Maxine Elliott. Henrietta Cros-
man, Mary Mannering and Ethel Bar
rynore. Twice he has gone back to
London TO play. and once he was lead
ing man With Irene Vaubrugh. one of
The best known actresses In London
Several years ago Cherry. a young
man fresh from oxford. declared that
he would seek fame behind tho foot
lights. Every actor in England knows
how to begin. He at once applies for
admission to the travelling stock COM
pany under the direction Of + r Ben
son or the one conducted by Edward
Compton These organizations tour
the provinces, playing Shakespeare and
the classic comedies. They change the
bin nearly every night. and the train
ing TO be had Is said to be the best
offered. At least that is the opinion Of
Cherry. and he says II is shared by tho
best players in London.
You know. the actor who begins
with one Of those companies gets but
e a week, and ] do not doubt at
all but there arc many mon and wo-
men who act In these companies with
out any compensation except the
schooling they get. Under the tute-
laGe OF these stock managers a person
gains rcposc. ease and facility. No
one who plays nightly in old comedies
like The School For Scandal and 'She
Stoops to Conquer can help but gain
polish and finish There arc no or
ganl2atlons in America that correspond
to those In England. and IL is quito
pity, for the stage would bo much
benefited IL there were.
ut is a coincidence that the first
really important part | ever had waa
In an American play. and another CO.
Incidence is that IL was in The Bache-
lor's Romance. too, so that the namo
bachelor seems particularly fortunate
for me. John Hare had been I'm
America and had seen Sol Smith Rus
sell In the play mentioned. and he took
it TO England. where he produced II.
and was in the cast | have been in
America ten years. and six OF those
years have been spent in playing Clyde
Fitch pieces. It is due 10 whatcvcr
success | had in the comedy Girls
that / was selected for the role of
Coodalc In The Bachelor and | trace
all the success | ever have had TO tho
training obtained in the travelling stock
companies OF old England"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11
BY TOMMY CLARK.

@H day OF the y-7ung baseball
player has arrived. No longer
Is II necessary for him 20 sit
u on q bench for = few months
or n whole season soaking up Dig
league knowledge before being allowed
to become n regular. No longer necd
the recruit kotow to tho veteran ana
feel grateful IL the star of ten years
condcsccnds 10 speak we'll OF his WORK.
Tho yorngster is hero to stay now. ana
tho old timer. the tried and not founu
wanting veteran, has TO hustle TO Keep
his Job nowadays
The young ball player OF today seems
20 know more about the game thah inc
minor league recruit OF fow years
ago. Tho youngsters are brainier play
ora than the newcomers of few years
back. This was proved during the
present season. In the American
league winter dope Washington looked
stronger than Philadelphia, New YORK
md Boston for the reason that Can
tIllon had n team composed OIL cX-
pcrienced players. while tho otner
three clubs seemed too largely expert
mental. The youngsters who appear IN
tho Boston. Philadelphia and New
York uniforms have weathered the
season strong. A few OF them have
found the mace too strenuous. but the
majority are in fast company to stay.
The Pittsburgs owe much OF their
success this season TO youngsters VINO
were picked up last winter and VINO
arc now playing their first engagement
under the Pirate banner. The success
of tho team is a tribute to the new
comcrs with whom Manager Clarke
was forced TO experiment In the spring
When tho teams lined up for the
fight last April the general opinion
was that the Pirates would not stand
the pccc because OF the experiments
II was pointed out by many critics
that q team with now first, second
and third basoman, besides n changed
outficld, could ccarcely expect to cope
with an aggregation OF tried and true
veterans, the Chicago Cubs. But tho
Pittsburg tear has stood tho gaff, The
Youngsters proved that theY arc OF tho
right material.
This has been especially evident In
the games against the Cubs and Giants,
OF which the Pirates have Won the big
majority.
Bill Abstc!n had never played ma
ior league garc until this season. &c
was with the Pirates several years
ago. but he was turned over to Provi-
dence without y trial, Manager Clarke
sizing him up as a conner who needed
more experience before he would be
ripe for big league pluckin5
Jack Miller. the second sacker. Is a
mere boy In years He has had only a
couple of years experience in any kind
of league and never had trial In fast
company until he Joined the Pirates
last spring. He is one of the marvcls
of the age.
Chief Wilson Is another youngstcr
who has made good for Clarke. OF
course he was on the team last year.
but carly In the season he was not
considered good enough for regular
berth. He improved right along. how
over. and today there is no better out
fielder In the business than the husky
Texan
Much of Dctroit's showing has been
due to the clever work OF Bush and
6tanage. The Tigers got the latter to
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11

Detective Sparkes. she declares. has
gone In pursuit Of the thieves. The
whole household follows. The path
leads to the Grand hotel. Bircham1ton.
Here the mystery OF the catastrophe 10
the balloon and the disappearance of
its occupants becomes inVc'ved In the
fresbor mystery of the robbery OF Az
minister's miniatures and the odd ap-
pearancc and fight of Defective
Sparkes Newspaper men are on guard
in the hotel watching a room which
they have good reason TO believe Is
tcnantcd by the man and woman who
were In the balloon. Just rs the news
paper men are about to baG their
quarry the guests and owner of The
Towers begin TO put in an appearance.
Colonel Morley. summoned from 4
banquet at the hotel. denies any
knowledge OF Detective Sp0rkcs and
disclaims having telephoned any warn
ing 10 Lord Administer about the con-
tcmplated raid on the lattor's mInla-
lures.
While Lord Administer Is arguing
with the colonel and refusing 10 en-
tertaln his disclaimer about Detective
Sparkcs the occupants of the watched
room get away, and newspaper report
crs, Administer and the county police
start pellmell in pursuit. To catch
Detective Sparkcs seems now the
thing. t. police arc sure that
Sparkes is no other than the prince"
notorious and clever crock who en-
ters the best houses in tho land as u
guest and who robs them as his enter
talners sleep.
Every one is sure that rot only did
"tho prince" enter the Administer house
as Sparkes, but that Il vas he who oc-
cupled the balloon with the unknown
lady The chase leads back to the
Towers. Here Athole Forbes. with
Yankee Wit. unties tho vexlng knot
All through the process OF solving the
exciting riddle has run love story
between Athole Forbes and Fred Cole
ridge. the friend of the balloon owner.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11

o. Her father. Judge Frcase. one OF
the pioneers of the Ohio bar when he
went on the bench. was succeeded by
William Mckinley. tbeE n struggling
young lawyer, as law partner Of Judge
George w. Beldcn. Mrs. Green's mater
nal grandfather. Mrs Green was one of
the young folks by whom the president
and his wife liked to he surrounded.
and in the Informal little gatherings
which made up much of the social life
of the president and his wife she was
frequently called upon by them to sing
and encouraged to give free rein TO her
singing ambitions. Tho last occasion
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-11

accounting OF tho royalties and an in
junction restraining Mr.. Comstock
from producing THE Love Route"
Many men prominent in the dramatic
world testified in the trial. including
Augustus Thomas and Hollis r. Coo
Icy, secretary of the National Associa-
tion OF Theatrical Producing Managers.
Justice BiSchoG In New York found
that the contract was SO one sided
that IL did not give the author the
right 10 terminate u except on the
failure TO furnish box Office statements,
and he ordered verdict for Pcplc.
In the recent number OF popular
magazine Mr.. Pcplc published a story
called The Playwrlght's Ghost" which