The Cairo bulletin., 1911-06-27
A COLLEGE
GIRLS JOKE
Result Of an Experiment In
Spirit Photography.

IuthHH peISeplipu. StHtieutu. shfu
Professor Grimsby. lecturing to his
class. lis very limited The telescope
shows us what IL invisible to the hm-
man eye. and photography shows ny
what the telescope alone falls to fe
veal A portion of the heavens ex-
posed for hours 10 the telescope cam
era gives II photograph " stars the ex
istence of which could not otherwise
be recognized"
Julian Aiainwaring. one of those
who heard the lecture. was Of an In
guiring turn Of mind. III an invisible
star he reasoned, may be photo
graphed by long exposure. why not nm
on the subject the more he felt dis
posed to make M attempt to test the
truth of his theory. lie took up his
camera and. going to his homestead.
now In charge Of Il caretaker. went 10
room on The second floor. placed an
old rocking chair In window and
planted his camera to point toward It.
Now, it 50 happened that Julian
Mainwaring had a cousin. Kate Main
waring in the womnu's college of the
university, to whom he coniided his ex-
pertinent. Kate confided the matter ID
q friend. and In the afternoon the two
girls visited the homestead. carrying
between them large gripsack.
That evening Julian removed his
plate and the next day made proof.
When be came to examine the result
OF his labor he nearly collapsed with
astonishment While be was examin-
ing 1t he received note from his
cousin Kate asking him 10 come In the
evening and let her know the result OF
his spirit photography. On arrival he
found several OF Knte's classmates and
several of his own
Come. Julian" said Kate as soon as
he entered. I'VE are all anxious to
learn the result Did you get grand
mother on your plate"
Il got something very queer" he re-
piled. producing his proof. It was a
good deal blurred, as might be expect
ed from ghost picture. but there was
recognizable not wrinkled old wo-
man. but pretty young girl Kate
threw M her hands
Grandma" she exclaimed
why. It's young GIRL said one OF
the fellows.
ITS grandma as u girl" said Kate.
You don't mean H." cried one of the
girls.
"Wonderfulw exclaimed another.
"What n pleasure to know remark
cd one of the fellows, that women at
least are always young in the spirit
land"
"And frivolous" said ono OF the girls
more given 10 lirtiDg ban 70 study
AT any rate they wear becoming
clothes tie clothes they wore at the
most attractive age"
"Why. it's grandma's pink silk" said
Kate. Mamma has it upstairs In
trunk"
w nat Ia snR uulDR
"Sewlng. but she's put down her
work and-would you believe it?+-shF's
taking n pinch of snuff"
"snnff! A young girl take snuf"
"Grandma did rs an old woman. ard
that's her snuGbox. It's among or
heirlooms
sIf they dress young they should set
young. No girl ever took snnn.
Julian. old fellow" said one of Ills
classmates. tell us how yon got II.
"Yon see old Grim IN bis lecture tue
other day. speaking of stellar photogia-
ply
.'Yes: we all heard that, Go ON"
well. 1t occurred TO me to try the
principle on spirits. I've heard father
say that my Observation-Disclosures. who
died forty-dye years ago at a very Old
age, used to sit every afternoon In the
old rocking chair Mt certain window.
resolved to try the camera on her.
left II exposed eight hours. You see the
result / don't know what 1t means
any more than you do +"
Il have heard Kate has the powero OF
calling M spirits" said one of her
classmates.
= never beard Of it.' said Julian.
TRY II. Kate"
There was a universal demand for a
spirit from the hostess, so to quiet the
clamor she called.
Come forth. grandma
A door opened aud the counterpart
of the spirit photograph walked into
the room She wore grandma's pink
silk. though the color was hearty goue;
grandma's shoe buckles. grandmas
powdered wig, and in her hand she
held grandmas snutfbox. from which
she proceeded 70 take an imaginary
pinch
Julian Mainwaring stood looking at
the apparltion With eyes and mouth
wide open The others, all of whom
were watching the effect upou him.
burst into laugh Seeing that be bad
been made the victim of practical
joke. mis- eyes flashed ominously
Come, Julian" said Kate: we've
only had little fun You mustn't
mind orr kittenish ways"
Y thought told you my plan In con.
fdcnce." retorted Julian severely.
so Won did. aud | told Julie in confi-
dence. aud between us two we resolved