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Evening star., 1915-11-28

death-and, "Oh, God! Oh, my God, my
God!" it cried.
They We're Glasbury's words, and it was
Glasbury's voice. And yet, beside him,
Willings could feel the man himself. He
put out his hands and touched him-a
touch that came back to him in an an
swering shudder.
But the medium now was speaking:
"Whom do you seek?"
Him who knows" the answer came.
"And how will you know him?" she
asked again.
"By what he will know-the signs of
death and the things of death"
For a moment there was silence again,
silence almost more unnerving than that
horrid dialogue itself. Then:
"And what are the things of death, :" the
medium asked.
Again one of the elevator-men tried to
get to his feet.
"Sit down, whispered the Doctor, "or
it will be the worse for YOU"
what are the things of death?" the
cowled figure asked again.
The tiny lamp was apparently alight
again, and in her hand threw disk of
light upon the table.
Again the answer came:
"The first is this"
Willings put out his hand as if to guard
himself. But there was no need What
was falling from nowhere upon the center
of that table was nothing that could harm.
AT first in that half darkness-it seemed
liquid. Then, as it piled itself up, they
could see that it was merely common salt.
Yet at that same moment, there was a
sound as of some one getting jerkily up
from his place, and then forcing himself
back to his scat again.
and the second is this.
Again from nowhere there dropped into
that disk of light tiny wire. 1t was not
gold. 1t did not seem to be silver. In a
curling, dancing spiral it danced before
them elfishly, then was gone.
And the third is this.
Once more the table was clear. Then,
where the salt had been, there appeared
first green-covered magazine, and then
in its place-a little pile of gray-brown,
breath-blown ashes.
Again some one had started to rise,
with the gasp of one who tries to breathe
through throat dried gaggingly.
RUT, at the moment, no one gave heed.
For-all could hear it plainly-the door
began to open to those rooms behind
them, to the bedroom and the dressing
room. There remained only the door of
the swimming-p itself. And then,
from the other side of it came second
sound of rapping.
He'll" choked McGloyne He'll
"She must come out. She must come
OUT
The thing in that middle room was
speaking again: THE woman who is dead
is seeking some one. He, and only he,
must open to her.
Again came the rapping. Yet still no
one stirred.
"Then-then | must open to her!'
But it went no further.
Let me out! Let me out"
The cry was bursting from some one in
endless shrieks \ chair had fallen, too
another and another. A whole group
of figures, indeed, seemed to reach the
door together. And moment later pur-
suers We're minglng with pursued. Will
ings saw only that one figure had disap-
peared into the central stairway-the
stairway up which the Doctor had all but
Evening star., 1915-11-28
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for November %, 1915

gaze.
Then Patrolman Grogan, very white,
was led in. And after him, in McGloynes
keeping, We're the two West Indian ele-
vator-men. 1t would be absurd to say
that they We're white; but their eyes
showed white. And from the beginning
they rolled them from side to side in deadly
fear.
For another moment Laneham waited.
Then he closed the door, found his way
to his own chair,-the one nearest the
cabinet, and the last light went out.
There was sort of rustic of the sable cur
tain. One could feel, rather than see, that
the medium had come forth. And next
moment she was lighting some kind of
dim and tiny lamp.
TT merely made the darkness visible. 1t
did not even let them see her face APP
parently she was wholly covered by kind
of gray-white cowl pierced at the eyes.
But even of that Wilings could not be
certain. He only knew that she was
motioning them to place their hands
upon the table. Then, when they had
done it, as if with the mere passing of her
ally to die down. 1t died and died, so
slowly that they did not really know when
it was wholly gone. And, while that sur
rounding darkness seemed tangibly to
creep upon them, all sat silent, rigid and
unmoving.
For minute they sat so-for two for
three; ten minutes, indeed, it might have
been. And then
Slowly at first then more quickly, the
table itself was moving.
1t was not rising from the floor, as
tables are supposed to do at seances. 1t
was not turning or moving from side
to side. 1t was as if its surface had be-
come charged and wavelike, as if it We're
rising and pushing itself against their
palms in waves of living power Willings
knew, from the little outbreathed gasps of
those about him, that the Others felt it
also. And he looked again at the medium
In one sense, he could not see her. In an
other he could see her with distnctness
more than earthly. For the outline of her
head and shoulders seemed pricked out in
a species of wavering, shifting phosphor-
escence. And, at the same moment, from
the direction of the library and the little
writing-room, he heard sound sound
of rapping.
1t was precisely that same rapping that
had followed the murder and, even as
then, it seemed to stop his heart. He
knew, too, that the same shudder was
going through the circle from end to end
He looked back at the medium. That
phosphorescence was gone. Save for
moving grayness, one could no longer have
said that the woman was even there.
And then the next thing followed. Dr.
Laneham, after placing his mirrors, had
closed all the doors and locked them. But
nowhere could be no doubt of it
slowly, without the help apparently either
of hand or key, one of those doors was
opening.
From the nearest mulatto elevator-man
came long. shuddering whine of terror.
"Oh, h'avens above, boss, he said,
"h'avens above! KANT stand this! My
Lawd, let me out."
"If you go out now,' breathed Lane
ham, "you go alone"
At the same moment the rapping had
come again. And the fellow dropped back
into his chair in new reaction of fear.
Boss, he began, "I-I-I-"
"Gawd!'
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
No sonna Like Old SONGS.

The author of only a Pansy Bios.
som" is dead He was an Iowa man
named Frank Howard, and his pathetic
ditty netted him fortune. "Only a
Pansy Blossom" was being played and
sung to the extent of almost being a
nuisance some twenty-five years ago.
Mr.. Howard also wrote when the
Robins Nest Again" another big song
success that was whistled and sung
and warbled to threadbare extent
and contributed comfortably to Mr..
Towards worldly means. They have
quit writing songs with the punch
of "Only Pansy Blossom" The rag
time stuff about "a big black coon who
liked to spoon with that yellow gal in
the light of the MOON" has supplanted
the pansy-blossom variety. While it
generally is contended that the world
is growing better. there are some de-
partments in the scheme of the uni
verse that have not been improved
Burlington Gazette.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
MAY USE DISCRETION
ON FLEEING MEXICO
ENJOYS at Capital Receive Instruc-
tons From Powers-New Decree
Adds to TanqIe.

Washington, Feb. II. - Practically
all the foreign diplomatic representa-
tives in Mexico City have been in
structed by their governments to use
their own discretion about leaving the
capital, according to an announcement
by Secretary Bryan.
Some of the embassies here under
stand that the diplomats in Mexico
City have an agreement that if they
leave Mexico City they will leave the
country entirely
The situation has been further com
plicated by the decree of General Car
rama that none of his subordinate
military chiefs shall discuss diplo-
matte questions.
This deprives the diplomatic corps
at Mexico City of the privilege of deal
ing with General Obregon or the de
facto authorities in Mexico City.
The only alternative held out to
them for discussing diplomatic mat
tiers with the Carranza government is
visit to Vera Cruz, which they are
unwilling to make, lest it be construed
as formal recognition.
San Antonio, Tex, Feb. IA mes
sage from Saltillo, seemingly con-
firmed by another message to the Car
rama agency here, says Saltillo has
been taken by General Eulalio Cutter
rez from the Villa forces
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
BERLIN HONoRs ITS HEROES
Soldiers on Streets of Capital Subjects
Almost of Alteration by the
Populace.

Among the quiet, serious looking
crowds which thronged all the down
town streets of Berlin during the
afternoons and evenings, and which
| overlooked into those uptown ave-
nues which still were lighted at night.
every fifth man was a soldier, writes
Edward Eyre Hunt, in Golfers Week
ly. And the crowds never tired of the
sight of them. They paid each uni
form the fattering attention of star
ing at it as if it were the first they
had ever seen. The procession was
bewildering.
There were all sorts and conditions
Of men in uniforms: Prussian gen.
erals, in gold and gray and blue; q
haggard military doctor just come
from the hospitals and still smelling
Of ether; dirty, tired infantrymen back
from the battle line in East Prussia.
limping along in the gutter: noun
taineer in Alpine green uniform, with
a green feather in his fat cap: aris-
tocratic hussars in uniforms of blaz-
ing red, marching along erect as auto
matte dolls; an officer OF the famous
Deaths Head hussars, white skull
grinning down from his black shake,
and the cords across his breast shak-
Ing as he walked; companies of middle
aged landsturm marching down the
street; crack regiment of the guard
doing the goose step at the corner OF
Inter den Linden, and smacking the
pavement until the street echoed like
forest under volley fire; squad of
Red Cross workers, marching in civil
dress, each wearing his little white
and red arm band, and each carrying
q tiny satchel; cavalry on coal black
horses riding by like centaurs; new
regiment off for the war with band
blaring and colors swapping in the
wind; an adjutant in a gray military
automobile with a horn chat doomed
like a cannon convalescent soldiers.
by ones, twos, half dozens, walking
the streets to get the air, limping pain
fully or guarding a bandaged arm or
shoulder or head from the jostling or
the crowd. Then, like a parody of all
these, twenty small boys in uniforms,
with spiked caps, wooden swords and
an ingenious wooden cannon mounted
on a gun carriage which would lower
and raise and pivot about like a real
field gun, marching down the Fried
richstrasse with patriotic flags and
drum.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
When Man "eoes Wsst.n

A soldier writing from the trenches
asks what is the meaning OF the sol
dier's curious phrase for death, Go
ing West" Can any reader suggest
an answer to this question? Is it sol
der slang, or is it phrase that has
grown up during the present war?
If a poetical explanation were permits
sible, the metaphor would be obvious.
AS the sun goes west so life travels
to it's end. Henley put the thought in
some of his finest lines
Let me be gathered to the quiet west.
The shutdown splendid and serene-death.
Dismissing that symbolical inter-
probation, one can only guess that the
phrase comes from America or the
colonies. 1t is possible, though, we new
er heard of it in the eastern states of
America, that going West" may be-
slang phrase for dying, being con.
sidered from an eastern point OF view
as an equal misfortune. One has to
remember that in this war America.
Australia and India are all making
contributions of men and along with
them contributions Of slang.-Mans
chester Guardian. - -!
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
U. S. ASKS BRITAIN
TO FREE STEAMER
Bryan's Note Says Liberate Ship or
ExpIain-To Blockade Teutcn
Ports.

Washington, Feb. 17.-"Permit the
steamship Wilhelmina to proceed at
once with her cargo to her destina-
ton, unless his majesty's government
can produce further grounds than that
already advanced for doing other
wise"
This is the Suggestion" forwarded
to the British foreign office by the
state department on Monday through
Ambassador Walter Hynes Page at
London.
With the new note was submitted
evidence furnished the state depart
ment by the owners of the Wilhelmina
to show that her cargo contains no
contraband of war, and that there is
no reason under international law
why Great Britain should hold up the
vessel.
In a statement. to the house of COM
mons in London, Winston Spencer
Churchill. first lord of the admiralty.
intimated that further action would be
taken by the allies to prevent the inn
portation of foodstuffs in neutral ships
to Germany.
The foreign Office announced defin-
itely that if the cargo of the Ameri-
can ship Wilhelmina should be divert
ed for the relief of the distress in Bel
GUM the decision to send the cargo to
a British prize court would be recon
sidered.
otherwise the cargo must be sub
rnitted to the decision of the court.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
BLOCKADE IS ON;
SINK TWO SHIPS
Sea Campaign Against Britain
Started by Germany.
SHIPS ARE HELD IN PORT
Full Force of Teuton Submarine De-
structiveness Is Supposed to Have
Been Loosed to Isolate
England.

London, Feb. 1.-THE German
proclamation of maritime war zone
about the British isles is in effect
and the full force of that country's
submarine destructiveness is supposed
to have been loosed in an effort to iso-
late Great Britain and ruin its ship
ping commerce.
AS a result military law has super
seeded civil in practically all the coast
cities and districts to prevent any pos
sible attempt on the part of the Ger
mans to land troops
The Germans in their blockade eff
fort did not wait for the stroke of
midnight to begin their campaign.
They started, or rather they continued
their previous efforts on Tuesday eve
ming at six o'clock, when they torpe-
doed and sent to the bottom the Brit
ish steam collier Dulwich, whose crew
of 81, with the possible exception of
two, escaped solely by their own eff
forts. The attack was delivered at a
point 20 miles northeast of Cape
Heve, in the English channel
Shortly after the destruction of the
Dulwich a German submarine blew up
and destroyed the French steamer
Vile de Lille, off Barf1eur, the crew
saving themselves in the ten minutes
allotted them by the German COM
mander
A statement by the French ministry
of marine announcing this face con-
tains the information that the sub
marine, which is believed to have been
the U-16 and certainly one of the U
class, subsequently pursued Norwe-
gian steamer, which was saved by the
arrival of French destroyers.
This is the first instance in the war
of an attack upon a vessel Of neu-
trail power. Norway is expected now
to supplement it's previous protest to
Germany by a reference to this def
mite case.
In order to prevent any unneces-
sary loss of life all ship service be-
tween England Holland and France,
except to one point in the latter coun-
try, has been stopped.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
Couldn't Stand Everything.

During a case in which the plaintiff
claimed damages from railway COM
pany on account of severe bodily in
juries, the companys lawyer was ex-
aiming the plaintiff. After awhile
the latter became irritated and said:
"Mr. c., cannot allow you to ques-
ton me in this manner. l am an in
valid on account of the injury re-
ceived on the railway. 1t has affected
my spinal cord, and at this minute I
can see you double. You know, Mr..
c., it is generally enough to upset a
man to see you once"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
AUsTRIANs TAKE RUSS STAFF.

Cars General Surrenders and Ends
His Life.
Berlin (wireless via Sayville), Feb.
16.-According to the Budapest Daily
Azest, the Austro-H Hungarian troops
entered Radautz, Bukowina, so unex-
pectedly that they captured the entire
Russian general staff for the Buko.
wilma campaign. The commanding gen.
eral of the Russians committed sui
eide.
The official statement issued here
says of operations in the eastern the
alter of war:
I'm Poland, on the right bank of the
Vistula. our troops are making prog
ress in the direction of Raciouz."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
FANNY CROSBY is DEAD
Blind Writer of Hymns Expires in
Connecticut,

Bridgeport, Conn, Feb. 15.-Fanny
Crosby, well-known hymn writer, died
on Friday at her home in her ninety
fifth year. Her death was not unex-
pected, as her health had been fail
ing for some time. In spite of feeble
health, especially within the last few
months Miss Crosby continued writ
ing hymns up to short time before
her death.
Eight thousand hymns of Christian
worship sung in Protestant churches
through the world are the work Of
Fanny Crosby. Thousands perhaps
hundreds of thousands-who sang her
songs, which were translated into ev-
cry language. did not know that It
was blind woman's inspiration which
they employed to express their Chris
tain faith and hope in song
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
En.l Scarce in Paris.

paris Feb. 16.-Paris is still feeling
a. Ioct of fuel. There is said to be
nIentv Of English coal, but it comes IN
a,raat block and there is not enough
81 So 80 break it up at Rouen. the coal
nort of Paris, so as to make 1t avail
sble for the retail trade
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
LONG DEADLOCK is ENDED.
David <. Shanahan Is Elected Speaker
of the Illinois House.


Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 1S.-The trlcK
has been turned at last. The house Oh
representatives of the Illinois leglsla-
ture is graced by regular speaker
II was a hard struggle, consuming
over six weeks of expensive time, but
Of last David E. Shanahan of Chicago.
the dean of the assembly, was elected
by Republican votes, with splash Oh
"wet" and Igoe Democratic votes.
Eighty representatives registered IN
fovor of Shanahan, three more tnan
was necessary to elect. Forty-nlne OF
tbesa were Democrats and 81 were Re
publicans The end came on tne SCI
ond ballot of the day, Wnlcn was 'ne
sixty-eighth taken.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
Six Die in Hotel Fire.

Marshfield, Ore, Feb. 1S.-Six per-
sons are dead and ten severely in
jured in fire which destroyed the
boarding house of the c. A. Smith
Lumber company here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
ssoo.ooo TO AID CATTLE MEN.
Bill introduced in House by Repre-
sentative Cooper of Wisconsin.

sentative OOOPGT OF WISCUEISFHs
Washington, Feb. 16.-Representa-
tive Cooper of Wisconsin introduced
In the house on Saturday bill ap-
propriating 100000 to reimburse cat
tie owners for expenditures caused by
the quarantine of cattle at the Ma
tional Dairy show in Chicago since
last November on account of the foot
and-mouth disease. The bill was re-
ferred to the agriculture committee.
No report on it is expected at this
session.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
Seven Killed In Mine Blast.

"llkesbarre. Pa, Feb. 18.-At least
ven men were killed and nine others
;, s''lously burned in a gas explosion
y = The Prospect colliery Of the Lee
~Sa Valley Coaf company.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
FIRST U. S. PEERLESS is DEAD.

a.roness Abinger, American sorn'
succumbs in England.
London, Feb. 16.-Helen, baroness
Abinger, widow of the third Baron
Abinger. and said to have been the
first British peerless of American plrtn'
e dead She was daughter OF Com
,nodore George Allan Magruder, U. ..
~ I'D was married to Baron Abinger
IN 1863 The baron died in 1897.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
HOUSE PASSES SHIP BILL.
Lower Branch of Congress Votes 215
For to 121 Against Measure.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-The govern
ment ship purchase bill, as an amend
ment to the Weeks naval auxiliary
bill, was passed by the house at 1920
o'clock Wednesday morning by a
vote of 215 to 121. The passage Of
the bill followed 14-hour parliament
tary struggle. The measure will now
go to the senate Nineteen Democrats
voted against the bill.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
MAY HIRE FRANCIS 3. sAYRE.
Son-in-Law of President May Come to
University of Wisconsin.

Madison. Wis, Feb. 16.-Francis B.
Sayre of Williamstown, Mass, son-in-
law of President Wilson. is under con-
sideration by the manager Of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin to succeed DIR.
H. C. Bumpus, now president of Tufts
college
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-24
HEAD OF SOLDIERS HOME OUT


Vile Qll.) institution.
New York, Feb. 16.-Col. M. ]. Bar
ger. governor of the Old Soldiers
home at Danville, ILL.,. has been re.
moved from office. Maj. ]. H. Peters
has been appointed his successor. The
announcement was made here by Col.
Frederick j. Close, president of the
board of managers of the National Sol
diers' home.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-10
Automobile Nell)s
KELLY TELLS WHY HE'S
SELLING ST UDEBAKERS

why do you sell Studebaker cars
Instead Of any one VI the many other
makes asked a reporter Of Ii. h.
Kelly, owner Of tho Kelly Motor com
pnny of this city, recently.
Il will tell YOU, answered the sue.
'ceesful StudchuArr salesman without
any time Tor preparation Of II flney
worded ana eloquent answer. Il sell
Studcbakcr ears because | nm as sure
thnt the Studebaker corporation will
sell more moderate priced cars this
year than any mner manufacturer
In America as | am sure that you are
sitting In that chair | am more thor.
oughly convinced each day that the
Studebuker In very short time II
not now, will lead the world In mod
crate priced cars of quality for the
corporation has the factory, the capital
and the men tu lcud the autumhile In.
dnstry, and | am sure II win. If |
thought for one minute that this were
not true you can bet your last dollar
that | would not be handling the
Studebaker line
Il nm not handling the Sudchnkrr
because ! would nthcr sell II than
any other ear, butt think that II hns
moro value for the money today thun
any other ear that Is being munufnc.
tured. Even II were not sure hnnd
llnI the Smdehakcr line now think
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-10

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