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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
De Maubassant and Conan Doule.

De Maupassant and Conan Dovle.
read from popular novel and then as
my watch began to hasten toward 0 | shame
facedly took out a copy of William James.
" You see, HUFF l confessed, if | read
James first, Poe won't bother me. And any
way, there's nothing in it, is there?"
But Huff shifted dubiously. He had bout
decided this was place to spend the night.
My watch said o. l lit the three inch
candle, but the light from it was so faint
that | had to put it on the horse near nv
chair.
l opened a sturdy, specked volume of De
Maupassant and turned to "The Ghost"
A tall tconlan dressed in tchite stood
looking at me from behind the armchair
IN 'ohich a second before l had been Sit
ting. 1 tell goH that at that mo-
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Ind Then Begins on Poe.

I felt breath my neck, a half sigh,
and the touch of something cold and wet My
heart almost stopped. felt sick and faint
all over. And them 90, Huff, how you
scared mel Honestly, these stories ara
awful
And then I began on Poe I shuddered
through " The Murders in the Rue Morgue.-
| trembled during the /" Pit and the Pendu.
lum" And then [ addressed Huff sternly.
" Imagination is curse and a folly and you
ought to be thankful you haven't a mind.
Huff"
And then my eye happened to light on the
chimneyplace. Was it here that the farm hand
had murdered the young wife? Was it In this
room that he had pushed her body up tho
chimney? And was it on this chandelier that
the demented husband had hanged himselfg
Congealing shivers froze me, my breath came
with difficulty and it seemed as if each heart
beat shut out all other sound.
But | read some more" The Fail of the
House of Usher":
We hare pus her iping in the tombi
heard her first feeble movements in the
holloto coffin. Have / not heard her
footstep on the stair2 Madman! l tell
you that she noio stands ioithout the door!
AS the hours passed l grew more aos
customed to the stiffness, the fickering can.
die, the sudden unexpected shifts of Huff. q
grew very tired and very sleepy. My eyed
grew heavy. The candle sputtered in its fat,
wide pool of tallow. 1t famed up and lit the
room with grotesque shadows I forced open
my strained eyes and read another sentences
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
- n RE you afraid of ghosts?" the
IL Sunday Editor asked me.
The sun was bright and the

day was warm and ghosts were
a million miles away.
Certainly not" I rejoined haughtily.
"a Ever sleep in haunted house?"
No, but cousin Of"
Would you be afraid to?"
Certainly not" l answered again, but
this time with tinge of defiance
The Sunday Editor sighed contentedly.
You're too sure of yourself. | dare you to
sleep all night in haunted house. Will you
do it?"
"Surest thing you know"
As | say, it was warm, bright day and
the clock was just striking II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

men crept back to the house one day and
tried to steal the money they had carefully
amassed to pay off the last installment on
the mortgage. The young grl-she was
scarcely more-defended the tin box with
her life Literally, for the farm hand killed
her with the pitch fork he had brought in
from work. And then he pushed her body
up the chimney and escaped with the money
For four agonizing days the husband
searched for his wife, And when he finally
discovered the body his poor crazed brain
gave way and he hanged himself
): !.
Queer Tales about The House.
No one could be urged to go near tbs
house afterward and there were queer tales
which got around the town.
The house couldn't be sold. And it Just
grew more dilapidated with every winter,
and more overgrown with every summer
And this was the house I had elected to
sleep in. So one calm, balmy afternoon l
started out with all the conditions tagging
along. The Sunday editors own dog, Huff,
a silly husky Airedae, frisked and tore along
by my side.
The setting sun lit up the old house and
transformed it into something mysterious,
wonderful, warm, and living. And yet it was
only skeleton glowing with borrowed life
The red rays of the almost vanished sun shot
through the house as if they were bullets
piercing it from side to side.
The sun sank; the warmth died out and
the skeleton stood there, bare, sinister, fore
boding.
l opened my bag and looked at the reas-
suring little revolver which | had slipped
in with my candles and books at the last
minute.
s. I'm not afraid of ghosts confided to
Huff, but l just guess I'll take this OUT
until we have looked the house over"
l pushed on the half open door. 1t gave
way silently and yawned wide at my merest
touch. Huff bounded into the room and we
explored the three lower rooms and then
climbed the creaking stairs.
My gracious l exclaimed as sat on
the rotting window ledge. Must l sleep
on the floor?'
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ment I grew faint under The hideous fear
Of the dead.
l skipped bit of the description of her
damp and lifeless hair which the man combed
slowly and fatefully and hurried on to the
80 Lot No. 249 " of Conan Doyle.
ont of the darkness he had a glimpse
of serdggy neck and of ttoo eyes that
toH erer haunt him in his dreams
As he rushed madtg and ioildIy through
the night he could hear swift, dry pot
ter behind him and could see, as he threto
back glance, that this horror toas bound
ing like tiger at his heels toith blasing
eyes and one stringy arm outstretched
He heard a hoarse gurgEng at his rery
shoulder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
This Girl Wash t Afraid to
Sleep in a House Where a
Woman Had Been Brained
and a Man Had Hanged
Himself.

There Was a Whole Lot Uncanny About
This Desolate Ruin, and Shivery
Time Was Had But as You See, the
Young Woman Lived to Tell the Tale.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
JENNINGS TO RE-ENTER GAME
Manager of Tigers Wants to Become
Star Pinch n litter of Team.

A veteran of veterans proposes to
shine with the Detroit Tigers this year
none other than Manager Hughie
Jennings himself He has been taking
batting practice with a view to playing
the role of come back as far as the
sticking end of the game is concerned
and acting as chief pinch hitter for
the JungaleerS.
Hughie was wont to bang the pill fol
400 average when in his prime, and
Detroit long has wondered why he did
not keep in practice and lend the aid
of his war club in serious crises. He
has been taking his turn with mem
bers of the squad and putting himself
into all practice games possible in or
der to get a chance at curve balls.
This is the first year since he Joined
Detroit that he has taken batting prac-
tiCe
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
ORGANIZED BASEBALL
AUTOCRATIC TRUST
inquiry by Congress and the Courts
Proposed by Representative Gal
lagher of Illinois.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-Charac-
terizing organized baseball as the
most audacious and autocratic trust in
the country, Representative Gala
CHER of Illinois introduced a resolu-
tion for an exhaustive inquiry into the
operations of the national commission
by special committee of Congress,
and would also direct the attorney
general to investigate the baseball
contract system with a view to in
stitute prosecutions for violation Of
the Sherman antitrust law.
The resolution would direct the
speaker to appoint Il special committee
of seven to investigate 1.-THE operation
and practices OF the baseball trust, -
to ascertain whether unjust discrimi-
nations have been practieed in favor
of or against players; whether players
are now or have been prejudiced, CO.
creed or restrained from the exercise
of their just rights to enter into con
tracts of fair and equitable nature,
and whether such a combination has
been effected among baseball magnates
as to preclude competition and operate
in restraint of trade.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
Sporting Notes.

The Highlanders are finding it haro
shedding.
Haughton has signed to coach FIar-
ward football again.
Harvard beat Bowdoin yesterday in
a slow game, 6 to /.
Johnny Evers Cubs took one more
fall out of Tinker : Reds.
The Boston Braves are steadily en-
trenching themselves in the cellar po-
sition.
Hans Wagner, whose knee is not in
good shape yet, is to be back in the
game again Friday.
DR.. Ben. F. Roller is to wrestle in
/ Chicopee Saturday night and in Spring
/ field Monday night.
It ism t always the team that makes
the most hits that wins. Look at the
scores yesterday for proof.
Looks now as if Cobb would Sign
with Detroit tomorrow He has set
sail for that city with that intention
in view.
- Dutch'' Leonard appears to he
Stahl : one best bet. 1t took this re-
cruit to break that Washington win
ming streak.
"Bill' Glennon, who has played in
dependent ball all around this section
has been traded by Waterbury to
Troy for a pitcher.
Al Orth, the once great pitcher, is
not popular as an umpire with the
Boston Braves. 1t is said that his
work Monday at Boston gave the
Giants the game.
1t is said that the Washington cluI
is keeping a close eye on Malcolm
pitcher of the University of Vermont
team, Malcolm does not look like 4
near-big Lacquer yet.
The New York Sun risks the opinion
) that Hal Chase will be moved to cen
i tire field, Wolter going to right, wher
5 Frank Chances injured leg permits
t him to go back to first base Chase i,
: declared failure at second base.
, That Seaton boy certainly did some
pitching to hold the Giants for /;
innings. Take that game and tive
wins over Nap Rucker and he ha
started what ought to be a great sea
son for him.
John Paul Jones, the great Cornell
a runner, has been voted by the senio
class of that university the most pop
ular, the most respected, the best all
e round man and the man who has don
5 the most for Cornell. That s goin
! some.
. The Pittsfield league team wa
a soundly waIloped by the Williams co
. lege boys yesterday, who banged tn
= deliveries of the league pitchers a
- over the lot and ran wild on the base;
d Now it is reported Cobb viii 10
d back in Detroit harness again thi
+ week and at the old figures OF $3.50
e 1t will remain to be seen whethe
J. President Navin will live up to tn
rest of his statements that the Geo
gia Peach will hereafter do as he
told; not as pleases him only.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
!.
PIN THESE IN YOUR HAT.

For the benefit of baseball fans,
among whom many disputes, are
sure to arise as to the best rec
ords in baseball, the following
records have been compiled and
compactly arranged for posting
purposes in the crown of ones
hat:
Pitching Records. - Marquard
(New York;, Keefe New York;,
10 straight.
In American eague.-Wood
Boston), Johnson Washington.
16 straight
Consecutive Wins.--PrOvidence
q. IL, 1854, %; Boston Ca. II.
1906, 20
Consecutive Defeats - Pitts
: burgh IN L.. 1890, %; Boston
. CA. L., 1906, 20.
: Stolen Base Record. Harry Sto-
. vey. 1888. 156 steals.
: Greatest Number of Runs
. Scored In a decentralization
: Philadelphia). 1894. 1876.
. Strikeout Record Lowest Daily
: Chicago, 1854, 20 for a season;
! highest, Waddell Philadelphia),
: 1904, 343.
. Home Run Record - Buck
! Freeman Washington, 1899. %.
: Record of MISUNDERSTANDING
! Cubs. 1906, 116.
!. Greatest Number of Games
/ Pitched. - Radbourne Provi-
: dence), 1884, -,
j. Record Attendance.-New York,
: Oct. II, 1911, 3S,2S1.
!. Longest Game.-Boston versus
I Athletics. 1906, 81 innings.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
CHANCE TO HIRE MANAGERS.
One Benefit by Raising Salary Limit
of Twin State League.

BELLOWS FALLS, April 23.-The
action of the directors of the Twin
State league Sunday in raising the sal
airy limit from 5000 a week to 1925
II week is meeting with favor in the
four towns of the league, keene, Bel
lows Falls, BrattlebOro and Northamp-
ton. This will allow the teams to hire
managers, either bench or playing,
while the limit voted in the meeting of
March >, which was 5000 a week,
would have prohibited this. 1t is prob
able, according to present advices, that
Northampton will have "Bill' Luby
again at the helm this year. Brattle-
boro fans want +. l.. Breckenridge,
who managed that team in 1911, and
who helped land the penuant the first
wear of the Twin State race. Bellows
Falls has not given much thought to
a manager as vet. Keene has several
men in view, including Devine, who
played last year.
The vote to add two teams to the
league, however. is not meeting with
approval anywhere but in Northamp-
ton. The idea originated in that city
and the up-country towns are not in
sympathy with it. although the direc-
tors voted in favor of it at the meet
ing Sunday. The addition of two
teams would mean at least three and
often five games week and towns OF
! from 1000 to 10000 are not financially
strong enough to have that many
games. The travelling expenses of the
teams would be increased and it is
doubtful if the aggregate attendance
would be any larger.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
TO DECIDE TODAY.
Hamp Baseball Club Still Without a
Manager.

NORTHAMPTON, April %. - The
baseball directors met in the mayor s
office IN City hall last night and dis
cussed different managerial candi-
dates. They were unable to reach a
definite decision, as there are certain
questions that must be decided before
manager can be hired. The special
committee will get in touch with the
candidates today and it is expected
that an understanding will be reached
during the day. Another meeting of
~" special committee, to which the
selection was left, will be held to-
night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
TO REAR FAMILY FOR FORTUNE
Girl Will Get 100000 if She WEEDS
and Has Children.

Wedding bells. it is said. will soon
ring for Miss Mary Belle Shedd Of
Lowell. Mass, the most talked of young
woman in Middlesex county. Under
the terms of one of the strangest wills
ever filed in n New England court
Miss Shedd will lose about S3.O00.O00
nuless she marries and has children.
When this became known the young
woman was deluged with marriage
proposals.
The offers Of marriage continue te
arrive. but it is rumored that the
daughter of the late millionaire per
fume manufacturer. Freeman b Shedd
of Lowell. made her choice some time
ago. This will save overburdened let
ter carriers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
An INSPECTOR Needed.

The American league having ruled
that players of visiting teams must
dress on the grounds in clubhouses
provided for them, it will be III order
to send out travelling inspector TO
see that some of the clubhOuses are
fitted up to the players satisfaction.
Some complaints were heard last year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
LOOKS GOOD TO SELLERS.
Fitchburg Manager Likes Idea of Join
ing Twin State League.

Once again league talk centres on
this city as the Twin State directors
met in Bellows Falls, Sunday, and
voted to admit two more teams to the
league. That will enable Fitchburg,
Greenetild, Claremont, n. H., or New
port, \. H., to place teams in the
league to round out six club circuit
with Bellows Falls, keene, Northanp-
ton and Brattleboro as the original
four, The directors also voted to linn
it the salary to 1928 per week includ-
ing the manager S salary.
The failure of the Twin State dircc
tors to include Fitchburg i'll the cir
cult at its meeting a month or so ago
was bitter disappointment to the
Northampton managers and evidently
they reopened the question on Sunday
so that now Manager Sellers will be
invited to enter the league. Sellers
and his friends in this city have been
anxious for a Twin State franchise
but ON account of the last fizzle, Sell
ers didn't 90 to Bellows Falls, Sun
day, although invited to be present
All the arguments which made the
Twin State league look so good t.
Sellers all winter still hold good Sc
that perhaps the Fitchburg team viii
be enrolled in the Twin State cir
cult when the season opens. The al
dition of Fitehburg and Greenfiel,
would make the Twin State none,
paying league according to local fan
and if possible Manager Sellers will
get into the circuit. If Fitchburg i
successful in making the Twin State, /
means the death of the proposed three
eornered league between Fitehburg
/ Leominster and Clinton. - Fitchbur
| Sentinel, April p.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
WAGNER STILL ON DECK.
Pittsbureh's Great Shortstop In Fine
Condition For Season.

Judging 10y his playing in the spring
practice games, Hans Wagner, star
shortstop of the Pittsburgh Pirates, is
going to have another great season.
Last year, when Hans was given the
captaincy of the team. it was thought
the great Dutchman would fall off in
his play. However, as i'll former sea
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
Brooklyn,s New Ball Park.

The new Brooklyn baseball clubs
ground, Ebbets field. has no stair
ways. fourteen runways taking the
place of them 1t has ten exits and
will seat 10000 which can be increas-
ed 10000 more
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
Mired.

and how is Rogers getting on? He
always declared that he would leave
footprints i'll the sands of time :"
Yes, but unfortunately he got stuck
in the mud
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23


sons. Wagner put another one over on
the wise likes by putting up a sensa-
tiOnal brand of ball.
Wagner recently celebrated his thir-
ty-ninth birthday. How long will he
keep i'll harness? Hans says himself
that he still thinks he can hold down
his job for n few more years. With
Wagner going we'll the Pirates have a
fine chance to land the National league
pennant this year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
GandiI In Fine Shane.

First Baseman Chick Gandil of the
Washington Americans believes that
he is going to have the best season of
his career this year as a result of the
removal of his tonsils
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
Not Even Skin Deep.

Silly women complain that they are
not understood. Woe would be theirs
If they were
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
We Advertise

because we have the goods to advertise.
II we had nothing we would say moth
ing.
we nave an tne fdtest liLlPEQveo specIa'
lars, which not only prolongs the life of
your linen, but gives ease and comfort
to the weareT. Our New Prosperity Col
lar Moulder is giving great satisfaction
and our customers are beginning to tell
their friends about it.
Do not wait to be told but try 1t out
and see what it does as no one can af-
ford to have their collars Numbered In
any other way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23

No matter how good law is, you j
find somebody who II wrestle withait.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23

Did you ever count the circulars you
get in a year s time?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-04

of free labor, saving of so per cent
to taxpayers.
Conditions are quite different In
New Jersey. There are n that
camp 3S men, including five guards
three road. foremen. two cooks and
three men who are. on regular camp
duty. In addition. two more are de-
Quoted from the list OF those who per-
for mproductive labor because Of ex-
ira camp duty. occasional illness. or
other circumstances, so that. OF the
3S, only 23 are looked upon as pro-
ductive laborers. The cost of main
tanning the camp is s472.50 for sup
plies, and $440 for wages Of guards.
total Of $912.5O per month. Colonel
E. A. Stevens. highway commissioners
of New Jersey. figures the value OF
the labor at 81 per day. which am
cunts to approximately S575 per
month. He is said to be IN favor OF
reducing the number of guards and
establishing practical seif-governmen'
among the convicts. In this way he
thinks the convicts could be made
self supporting, and their conduct
would have much to do with fxinG
he rate of wages which they might
earn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-04
CORN BOYS SPECIAL
TAKES YOUTHS ON TRIP

CLEVELAND. o.. Dec. 4.-This
was a great day for 1000 boys and
more than 100 girls in Ohio. From
every section of the state young men
and young women-mostly farmer
boys and girls-left for Pittsburg
where the Corn Boys Specials" Will
transport them to Washington, Phila-
delphia and Harrisburg. The trip Is
a reward for the boys and girls ef-
forts in raising the best corn in each
county in Ohio during the season
Every county in the state was repre-
sented in the party. The trip wa
planned by the state board of agricul-
ture. T. r. Riddle, director of the or
eanization. is In charge.
Governor Tener of Pennsylvania
will play host to the boys and girls
while they ere in Harrisburg. Al
Wash ngton President Wilson will re-
ceive them and deliver an address
while two days will be spent at tht
capital sight-seeing. At Philadelphia
the party will be taken for an in
spection of the navy yard.
The party will be quartered In nin'
hotels in Washington. Hotels II
which gas Is used were avo ded as or
the trip last year a boy from thu
south, not used to gas. blew out the
light, went to bed and was found as
phyxiated in the morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-04
oNE-AALF BOTTLE OF THE
GREAT KIDNEY REMEDY
ACCoMPuSHES RESULTS

When I sent for sample bottle of
Swamp Root, 1 was in great distress
day and n n'ght Before I received
sample by mail, / went to our best
doctor (and, he Is second to none In
this vicinity and told him how felt
He put me up bottle of medicine
l was about a week taking the medi-
cine. but was no better than when
began. then began your sample bot
tie, and before / got through with it.
i felt a change. The scalding sensa-
ton did not bother me only a few
times in the middle of the day.
would not have believed such a small
quantity would have done so much
but our druggist kept DR.. Kilmer's
SwampRoot and so got large bot
tie for one-dollar but actually worth
one hundred dollars. / only took one
large tablespoonful three times n day
and before / had taken one-half bot
tie / was all right and have been
since. Gratefully yours.
GEORGE s CHAMPLIN.
Ashaway. Il.
State of Rhode Island, County ot
Washington, IS.
Personally appeared Geo. S. Champ,
lin. to me well known and made oath
that the foregoing statement By hin
subscribed Is true.
f. r. ALLEN,
Notary Public
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-04
The Orphcum.

For Thursdays change the Or
pheum presents a Vitagraph featuring
Costello and Clara Kimball Young. a
E-ubin with Harry Meyers and Ethel
Clayton Selig and Patheplay.
On Their Wedding Eve. Vitagraph.
Nhey quarrel on their wedding eve and
zach one decides to so away. They
travel through Japan. China, Egypt
and India and Unexpectedly meet at
BOMBAY Their differences are made
sp and kissed away in far-off linda
and they are happily married.
A Nomentous Decision. Lubin.
Harry Phillips neglects his wife Ethel
Tor business affairs. Howard Ged-
ney. a pretended friend. takes advan-
ssEe OF his and makes love 10 Ethel,
,fsrally persuading her to eloPe with
MIN. But a true friend OF Harry's
rescues her and also saves their for
tune and a better future opens for
AL OF them.
Bumps and Willie. Selig. Bumps
and Willie are in love with beautiful
Betty. who is also rich. She wavers
Between the two but finally decides TO
marry the one who wins the grand
auto race. Neither one has run car
before so they are arrested for i'm
periIing peoples lives ana the dash
sng Metty is left free to follow her
hearts desire. A splendid comedy
Honfleur Pathe. a delightful
visit toa picturesque old Norman
town by the sea.
Breeding Trout. Pathe.