Iditarod pioneer., 1916-11-11
MANY QUEER OCCURRENCES MADE DEEP IMPRESSION
 UPON GREAT HUMORIST

In the ordinary interpretation, s. L. Clemens known the world over as Mark Twain" was not a believer in ghosts" says writer in The Great Divide, published at Denver. But the extraordinary happenings in his own household here narrated by his daughter, made profound impression upon him. Throughout his later life he followed with great interest every movement look ing to the proving of a spirit life after death, and probably held an eXpectant aUt- tude toward the claims of those who told of encounters with spirits. He never doubted bis daughters word, and was, un- questonably, influenced deeply by her ex- periences The daughter, Mime. Gabrllo- witsch tells her story as follows:
 We live so much in the unreal, the fan ciful consciousness, that 1t would seem that we live simultaneously in two worlds l have had strange experiences with the two worlds clamoring for recognition. The ma terial the every day, matter-of-fact con sciousness, I have seen frequently thrust aside to give place to the spiritual, all know ing intelligence.
 I suppose everyone must have witnessed some unusual phenomenon occasionally. What I am about to relate, however, Is my psychic problem, which has been one of the nexplicable things of my life.
 From the time 1 was i years old until my 14th year I was attended by a familiar spirit" which the spiritual mediums call a guide" We were living in Rome at the time that this Every cid witch" or spiritual lo It took@me some time before l learned that no one else of our family group could see her or hear her talk. Even at that early age I had a dread of her. She was never wei come, and I was glad when she left the room She had no regular time for her wis it's coming sometimes when 1 had gone to bed or when l was at play, and so often when the other members of the family were present that it was hard for me to believe that they could not see her. She frequently told me things or events of the day which were happening If l thought of her con versation at al it was to babble the news in a childish way to the family at meals.
 Spirits First Prophecy
 I remember that one of my "guide's" first prophecies to me was about our little calf. We were assembled about the breakfast table when I said:
 Our calf died lest night"
 The coachman had not yet made his ap- pearance at the house, and there was no way for me to know except by his informa- tion The members of the family looked at each other knowingly, and father asked me how I knew, as l had just arisen.
 "Why, the cid lady tcld me" l answered.
 My prophecy was ignored and the matter was dropped until the coachman verified my information about an hour later. Then father took me on his knee and asked me to tell him all about the "oId lady, She was sbout the house so much that l could not comprehend the fact that no one else saw her 1 tried to explain her to father as best I could 1 tcld him that sometimes 1 could hear, away off in the distance, a buzzing noise that usually accompanies an aer0plane. Then, after little while, l could see her coming, first like tiny speck in the sky until she came closer and closer, It seemed to me that she rode on large spool decorated with ribbons and thought the Tapping ribbons made the noise. You may call it the imagination of a child If you will, but when my guides communl- cations were voiced to me and verified by my family after a matter of few hours, the interest in my ghostly visitor grew apace, and I would be taken into the family councils fer more catechisln. l got so An- noyed by her visits and their subse nuent effect upon the members of cur family thaf I did not always tell about them. l dreaded her daily calls
 Guide" Forete!Is Death
 One day while at the dinner table l It