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men there on permanent exhibition.

men there on permanent exhibition.
Guides point out the brass star set
IN the foor to mark the location Of
the seat OF John Quincy Adams. who
"a member OF Congress for nineteen
years after he Telinqutshed the Presi-
dency) was suddenly taken Ill there.
and died In one OF the rooms adjoining
interested In the weird acoustic effects.
the slightest whisper uttered (for In
stance) by 4 person standing on q car
tain stone being clearly audible to an
other person standing ON another stone
clear across the hall.
Imagine the same place in the gloom
of night The white marble statues
OF great men. ranged around the walls.
seem to gesticulate with outstretched
arms ana to point with ghostly fingers
Strange Achoes respond to the slight
est sound
But this Is by 10 means all. The
footsteps OF person walking across
the hall at night, when all about Is
silence, seem TO be closely followed
by other footballs: and the latter. odd
| ~ enough, appear TO move Just lit
tie faster. as II on the point OF over
/ taking. The individual thus pursued
inst!nctivsly looks around. but sees
nothing. It Is q very curious phe-
nomenon. and has never been satis-
factorily explained.
| One is at liberty to give credit or
not to the staten ent OF g. member OF
! the Capitol police. who made formal
/ AFFIDAVIT that. On a certain occasion,
/ entering Statuary Hall at midnight. he
! oeheId the entire House of Represen-
tatives OF 1s4S assembled as IL for
law~rnaking purposes--a phantom leg.
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turns out. A large number of melons
rolls and corn boiled IN the husk is
thrown to the people. who gather
about the plaza. Zuni is by far the
most interesting of all the Pueblos
as these Indians have so many fra
ternities and each one has a. special
dance. Il would take an entire book
TO describe these dances which are
interesting insmauy ways, but especial
ly 10 the student in Indian history.
The great Pueblo is surrounded by
fence made Of sticks held together
with hardened mud or adobe. but
there are number OF entrances and
The visitor is free to enter.
The zuni pueblo is 10 miles from
Gallup and the trip can be made IN
an autoe and the visitor may spend
the night with one OF the white trad
ers who lives just outside the reserva-
ton. There is a church on the plaza,
but II seems to be deserted for al
though there are missionaries nearby
and a fine Indian school only four
miles away one soon decides that the
Zunis are confirmed pagans except
when IL is to their interests to appear
Christians The streets are filled with
disrepurabfe looking stray dogs who
bark and snap al one with their nee
die-like teeth and give the visitor a
decidedly uncomfortable tirna This
IS not soniy true or Zuni but OF all
puebios of the Southwest. and no res
ervatlon is complete without its stray
razor backed hogs. scraway chickens.
bob cared donkeys and cross dogs. A
stiff club Is useful where the stray
dogs are concerned and they will run
away yelping at the sight OF il.
The entrance TO the apartment is
made by ladders and the effect of
these from a distance is Ike a wilder
ness of masts. The ladder is the only
means Of entering the home and when
tbs r.sidAn+& 10 mt want vi.i,~-a .s~~
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was particular mention Of q cat II
Sss 2 very remarkable cat iuasrurh
as nobody ever saw y. yet il had a
way Of reposng itself or the stairs, SO
that people tEipped ever It. Under
such circumstances Il would squaA,
bur remained invisible.
One CT the ghost tales connected
with the Octagan House had 20 do
WITH q slave wao ,vss said - have
been whipped % death n the attic, or
tortured Is death n ire cellar. Il
was sald tha, Ms groaas and appeals
fer mercy could be heard on occasions
In tie night But the main story was
mora definitely clrcunsta ntaal
The Car Tale
During ths earlier ha.f of The Mn
teeath century go the ssorY preot9
the house a'as occupied by an elderly
gentleman, who mad Z very prats,
4 80 = Z II Tsss
nsIdcie-agsd friend OF his OWE. mar
Of IL 81 rs: 81, she refused. declarsrj
her Intention . become the wife cf
ycang Iaw-ysr with whom she aas II
love. B+'s- quarrels followed, ard o.
a. occasion VIXEN th@ dispute was -
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simply pull up the ladder.
Zuni Life

The Interior of the houses is
enough to drive a sanitary expert tn
sane, fer when the writer entered one
The family was at dinner. the food
being set cat on the floor. There was
beef steak in the center and a half
grown cat was helping herself to one
end OF II while the family looked on.
Over IN the corner In the fireplace &
woman was boiling bread in corn
huskS While in another place a young
girl was grinding corn between stones.
Outside the door a woman was win
moving meal and offering pottery for
sale. The Zunis make excellent pot
terry but as few visitors come TO the
pueblo they are compelled to sell it
10 the traders. They also make beads
with a peculiar drill using coral, sea
shells ana matrix turquoise. The in
strnment Is a curious wooden affair
with sharp nail at one end and is
whirled in the hand like a drill. Ger.
tain of the Zuuis are excellent silver.
smiths and make much OF the silver
jewelry, which finds its way to the
tourists at the big hotels along the
Santa Fe.
One q the curious things noticed
are many eagles confined in odd look
ing plated cottonwood cages, passing
a miserable existence awaiting the
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with appropriate rites in order that
their feathers may be used in the dec
oratious worn during the Offering to
the Gods.
The Zunis have a number OF secret
organizations and the ceremonies held
by these are rarely seen by tho white
man. IN fact, il is said that human
sacrifice and snake worship still exists.
Zuni is so dirty and unsanitary that
it is doubtful whether any visitors
would care TO risk their health by re-
naming among them long enough TO
learn all OF their strange rites.
Hopiiand
The pueblos Of Hopiland are fire.
quently visited especially during the
famous Snake Dance. which Is one OF
the most sickening and horrible
dances known. It's date is settled by
the snake priests and the date given
out about twe weeks before It lasts
several days and begins with the hunt
for the snakes which are purified 81
and put in q kiva until the great day.
Great crowds attend these dances and
are usually Mortified when the dancers
appear Oh the plaza with wrigglins
snakes Ia their mouths each followed
by q man who tickles the snake with
a feather to keep It from darting at
the mans face. Once In . while q
snake will wriggle from > dancers
mouth ana ! shiver runs through the
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new@e. with vlo,eu, language and
threats on the fathers par. she eft
me room and started upstairs,
He pursued her. continuing che
quarrel, and something thai she said
so aEgered him thai he struck or
pushed her, causing hec % step On &
pet ca. which was a. Ter skirts. SO
hat she fell down the stars and broke
her neck.
Tie house remained pnte1a1;e4 10
70 q few years ago, when l. was con
verte1 into Office quarters for business
( purposes. and put into thorough re-
pair throag hout. This must have dis
couraged the ghosts, ?0r nothing has
been heard OF them since.
I The White House Tenants
Where ghosts are concerned. the
most effective means Of exo-cisn
seems 20 be substantial repairs Thus
n former days the attic q the White
House was said 70 be haunted by the
phantom Of President William Henry
EAr-.sor-who died IN the Executive
Mansion J. was then q Lumber room
used fer the storage OF discarded
pieces OF furniture, trunks and mis-
cellaneous junk consisting largely O.
gifts contributed by patriotic but mis-
guided citizens. All OF this stuff wa.
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isiative crew. presumably including
Mr.. Adams and many other person
ages Familiarity known IN history. but
long dead. AL. to a man. turned ant
looked at him as he came in--a nys
'erious and ghostly light iliumlnatira
the scene---but not one OF them said
q word.
rernaps the. Waterman had been
drinking. But other members OF the
force on guard at the Capitol, whsr
asked TO speak about such matters
snake their heads and admit that they
could tell OF strange happenings If
lhey were not afraid Of dismissal.
Mysterious footballs are heard A.
night in other parts OF the great build.
ing. On one occasion a Waterman he.
came convinced that somebody was
lurking on the premises tor an IN.
lawful purpose; he put on 4 patr a.
rubber overshoes. and. without light.
stole softly through the corrtdors.
Time and again he got the footsteps
cornered. but invariably they escaped
him. and were presently heard In an.
other direction.
The Senate Has Two Ghosts
The Senate wing of the Capitol has
two Northumberland ghosts. One Of
them Is that OF an cid wh!te-hs!red
negro named Osborne. who during his
life time was employed to scrub the
floors Of the corridors. his work be.rx
done at night. He haunts the base.
nsnt, where the sound Of his brush
and pail. with "siosh" OF spectral wa.
ter, IS heard from dark corners. his
phantom stiil pursuing apparently his
old-tine occupation So thoroughly
established is belief in this ghost that
colored work people have commons
refused TO undertake duty IN the base
ment before daylight
The other phantom ss that of tall.
mllitary-looking gentleman, unidenti,
fed. but dressed in a frock coat ard
wearing a long moustache anS goat~s
He is seen at night walking about tbs
corridors. his hands ciasped behind
him. and with an aspect Of extrems
melancholy. Always he is pacing up
and down. and when approached he
vanishes like q magic lantern picture.
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and Largest Apartment House Builders -- The Fa.
ous Snake Dance - Agricultural airs Popular

Iltef1sUc-4l S9Ei-C3Ie.
found IN the gfea, Southwest. and he
name has tenacio4sIy chung TO them
ever since. They are nom nally Cath
olics. but they su4I cling 10 their
ancient feasts and signs aad our gov
arnment has very wisely not III
terferred with these dances on GER
tain days, which DO no harm whatever
and preserve the early tradition OF the
tribe
Agricultural Fairs
For centuries they have made poi.
terry ana baskets. each tribe having
2ts OWE speelsl style OK pottery and
weaves of bassetry. The men are
great shtep rslsers and are agricgk
iuriS's IN general gong out from he
PCehlos IN he early morning and re-
turning a. night. The women usually
make the pottery q nd BASKETS besld es
keeping house and prepa ring food for
the men. The Indian agents enconr-
age al KINDS OF work and there is
great rivalry among the tribes. For
the pass three or four years they have
held agricultural fairs at the various
Pueblos. whore cattle, vegetables and
needle work, besides pottery and hss-
gsts SIRE on exhibition ana PRICES are
awarded. They are. generally held at
d time OF the year during which a
feast day occurs. This gives the In
dams an opportunity 10 do some OF
their special dances and Is always
sure 10 draw large crowds. The In
dams come for many miles in the cid
prairie schooner wagon and camp
along ths way spending sometimes two
weeks In coming and going >Last
year enc was heia AT Lagun4 during
the feast Of s.. Joseph ard the dances
given on the plaza were unique and
kept Up during the entire afternoon
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-Agow-1 o&2 wAsn he Asaxa w@s "a
ogs.: n ne yeag- ~ he RocSsvsi:s,
rs space as41g ce1~es,e3 izso ssrT-
ants qGA-te-ss ard tAa s1sc;er las
csasa1 20 prowI
The White House, Aowsvsr. s.il4 .ays
-a1 70 two ether g1c$sS-cEs Of
hem enas % worna1- wearing q cap
0: antique pattern and garment re-
se15.t-g --sEp shawl sS--a Is SUP
posed 70 be Abigail Adams. the frst
mistress ot the gzIazS.el, who took up
he- residence there IN che autumn Of
1899. Not a. midnight IS she seen
las is ordinarily customary with
spoossa, but 3ust he.ore daybrsak,
when she glldes slowly along the vide
hallway which extends .engthwise
through the middle o the White
House. She always moves Eronl west
10 east. and. when she reaches the
closed double doors that give entrance
70 the East Room, she passes through
them as Il they ota&ed 10 obstacle,
and vanisnes.
There are always watchmen on
guard at night In the White House.
and it Is .taey who tell Of the ghosts
The other one IS the spectral s!ulula-
crum of Abraham Lincoln, which ap-
j pears 10 haunt the stairs thar former
/ ~ led from the drst floor 70 the Execu-
+ tive business Offices over the East Room
quarters which have been recon
structed into bed rooms for guests.
The nartyred President Ia never
seen elsewhere than on these stairs
and Invariably he Is going up. 1t Is
i'm possible TO mistake the tall. awk.
ward figure and shambling gait. When
he reaches the top step, he looks
.saround, smiles" sadly ard disappears
as IL in a mist rtr
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ready to pick IL UP. The men grab
the snakes frop bag and DO not
know the Kind they are getting. 70
be sure there are publication rites IN
the secret kivss the night before. and
the dance is preceded by the drinking
Of an EN- atic"hy all Of the Snake men
and by violent vomiting over the sids
OF the mesa after the dance Is over.
The white visitor is rather glad TO get
away, but he is always curious to
know why the Hopis are never bitten.
So far as known there has never been
man to suffer. consequently 1t = sup.
posed that they have an antidote. for
Chers u positively no attAmpt To u.
tricate the fangs or in any way to
render the reptiles harmless. -
The United States Government some
time ago refused to allow moving
picture OF this dance to be shown. but
this seems to have whetted the ap.
petite OF the average traveller to view
the ceremony and the crowds became
larger. 40 it may be that this order win
be rescinded this year.
The Hopis are splendid basket nsk.
ers and Nampeyo. the most famous
maker OF pottery. Is OF the Hopi tribe.
Her pottery 10 by far the best burned
and the most dainty in decoration ana
naturally brings the bsst prices.
The Hops also do excellent weaving
but their blankets do not compare
with those Of the Navajo, who are
classed as tribe Of non-pueblo people.
There are any number, of pueblo tribes
scattered through the Southwest. and
each and every one is worth visit. The
only difficulty Is that they live many
miles from the railroad and one must
travel over highways that could hard
ly be called roads, according to the
Eastern standard as to what consti.
tutes road. In almost any month
OF the year one may find ceremonies
given in. honor OF tho patron saint OF
the pueblo. and therefore CLOSED over
with christianity. but about as I'M
christian as 1t is possible to make
them. However many Of them may
be looked upon rs dramatic weird
pageants with gorgeous coloring.
These pueblo people are unlike any
Others in the world and their mannArs
and customs should interest the people
Of our land for 1t must b. rsmem-
bered that these old tribes Of the
Southwest are the original AneYi.
4ns~
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Van Ness Mansion

4 few hundred yards to the south
west Of the White House there stood
only & few years ago the historic Van
Ness mansion, formerly the home of
Marcia, daughter OF old Davy Burns.
whose farm covered q. large part OF
The land on which the City OF Wash
jngton Is now built.
Burns sold his farm, 10 the Govern
asnt. after a quarrel with General
washington that has become histor-
ica4. His daughter. i beautiful girl,
chose from many suitors John P. Van
Ness, a Congressman from New York;
and i was she who, in 1895, built the
mansion It cost $4,000. and was con-
Sidered marvel OF luxury, the furni-
lure and even the mautlepieces being
brought from Europe.
Marcia died there six years later
during the latter halt Of the nina.
teenth century the house, unoceupie5
fell into decay. It was given over ~
the bat. the owl, and the spider. and
behind and beneath the bare walls
and floors ran the iconociast,c rat.
whose tooth. Ike that OF time, devours
all things soon or late. Naught re-
NAMED except 4 naked ruin. which,
as one might guess, was reputed to be
| haunted. The ghost of the fair Mar.
/ cha, so people said. fitted about it at
night. carrying a spectral candle In
! her hand
! Statuary Hall
Tbs most famous Of all haunted
! places In Washington, however. is the
old chamber OF the House Of Repre-.
sentatives at the Capitol. It is familiar
enough to visiting strangers. being
known in these days as Statuary Hall
because Of the ef7gies OF bygona states
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Copyright 1919.

Ivy ia H. 15E5, lie
Z great Southwest is "a never
ding fund % .a,ecest and In
.uction 70 the traveller who
sl.s knowledge Of The ways Of
e.y Aao-lglueS Of cur country.
~ places ttese Indians have
ed II the arts OF cur clWi!za-
J as 10 farm as we farm. Using
st improved Agricultural IN pie
for thai p0rpqse. yet. N many
8, they cling 10 he Cd custonas
l;uriee ago and tr-ba. dances
bal ceremonies are maintained
i the tyapp.nes and ornaments
Z age Taese dances are Tar
Interesting and attractive VIXEN
part from many Of the harrow
tails which must havs char
- them II ths olden days.
subtaoyy tbs Indians Of the
~st were me first apartment
builders. for as far back IS the
u century they lived II five
adobe houses. many Of which
arge enough 10 give apartments
sntire tribe~--each family having
ne to i've rooms.
aos and Zuni. where she largest
ex!s,, upwards Of 2 thousand
j ressse--at Taos IN two apart
ana at zani in one.
~ Hopi country there ars sew
Il LIaguna there is one and az
! = huge Pueblo is built on the
. rock about four hundred feet
the Painted Desert. They are
sst important OF the many tribes
hawe these adobe apartment
ia Arizona and New Mexico.
Name Spanish
4 spanish name Pueblo" was
Nv The conquista6eres 70 the
village * * 1. It w.a.ea they
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-06
LYRIC.

Of more than passing interest is the unusual comedy drama, "Biue Bonnet" which is the attraction at the Lyric theatre, this week, beginning with the matinee this afternoon. In addition to a charming love story, there is a military element, dis closure of the land grabbing meth ods practiced in western sections Of the country and a succession of real thrilling situations which delight the average theatergoer. Blue Bonnet" is a delightful little p1aylet that can not help but awaken memories in the hearts of everyone and contains enough human interest to satisfy the craving of the most sentimental.
 The scenes of the story are laid on the shores Of the Rio Grande during the time when the National Guard was patroling the border. Blue Bonnet" the heroine, nicknamed by a cowboy who loves her with 8 sort of brotherly feeling, will be portrayed by Miss Ruth Amos, the Ploi Play CTS popular leading lady. There is Bonnet with something more than a therly feeling, and the two to- gether thwart the efforts of pair of land grabbers who try to steal "Blue BonnetS' property.
 There is a liberal dash of comedy throughout the play. but enough of the serious side of life so that none will be disappointed. Arthur Chat teroOn Will De seen as Dill, lHS SUI dier, who is prominent throughout the | play. Others of the company have been cast for excellent characters and the Lyric patrons are promised a | rare treat this week.
 | PLAZA.
 | The vaudeville headliner for today | is Fred La Reine & Co. in a big nov | city laughing hit. It is positively one l of the funniest acts ever staged. MT. | La Reine carries a big company who 1 dispense comicalities in rapid-fire sue cession. The old favorite, Arth UT White1aw, well known and popular monologist. Peggy Brooks & Co.,. | Burns and Franklin in Pavement Patter," and others complete the bill
 Mary Miles Minter in her latest Realart feature Eyes of the Heart D scored a hit last night at it's first showing. The story is adapted from 1 Dana Burnets ttBlindness,' and is full | of pathos and sentiment. It resem-
 bles the story of "The Miracle Man,
 and Is rich in heart interest and hu-
 nor Miss Minter and very capable
 cast give splendid performances.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-06
Tam and Scarf Sets So Pretty for Christmas
A Christmas Hosiery
 Special Pure Silk, $1.95

3 in box for $5.75
 Something S p e c i a 1 that will be welcomed by Christmas shop pers-
 Pure Silk Hose, full fashioned. All the lead ing colors, black and white. Sale Price, $1.95.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-13

Pop was shocking and thinking and I was jest thinking, and after a wale I sed, i've got a. ideer for nov ing piokture, pop.
 I don't doubt it, I've seen meny ideers in the moving picaztres that must of bin ritten by younger au- thors than you, sed pop, and I sed, Its a kidnapper ideer, pop, do you wunt me to tell it to you?
 Wy not? sed pop. Meendng I could if [ Munted, wich I started to, saying, We'll, there was a. man and a lady named MT. and Mrs. Jones' and they had 8 little baby named OaaEer, and one day MEs. Jones found a. note un- der the frunt door saying on it, If you don't hang s1S0 out the paarer window on a peece of string by mid The Black Hand.
 The plot thicfens, sed pop, and I sed, Yes sir, and Gfr. and Mrs. Jones jest aafd and sed, Wy, this must be a, ioak. And the next morning the batbys cradle was empty on account of Oss4Der having been abduckted out of ii. and Mr. and Mrs. Jones noticed it and sed. o, this must be a joak, they'll bring hi4n back agen. Ony they dident, and yeerS and yeers went bv and MT. and Mrs. Jones ixpected OsIze4- to De braWt back euy minnit because they still thzazzt 1t was a joak-
 They certeny had trusting natures. dident they2 sed pop, and I Sed, Yes sir that's wal was the matter with tberp. and more and uaore yeers went s,y. and MT. and Mrs. Janes began to think maAbe it waseat ezls 33oak after
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-13

"of all the ways by which gaso- line may be wasted, the most usual and the most considerable is that of running with an over-rich mixture, ' says A. J. Smith, writing in the May issue of MoToR on gasoline conserva. tien to meet the present rise in prices. Such a mixture admittedly gives better aeeeieratien, but it's advantages are all on the debit side of the ledger from that point on. Compromises enter into motoring as they do into every phase of existence and we should be willing to sacrifice a little of our ability to make a quick geta- way in order to postpone the day of reckoning with carbon deposits and other ills that follow in the wake of the over-rich mixture,''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-13
LOOT OF 1900 900 FRANCS.

Gonstantfnepie, May 1s-CBy The A, P,o|oot amounting to more than 1 1,666, ,60o francs in cash and jew els was taken from the passengers of the steamer Seuirah by pirates on May 6, when they overcame officers and crew and made a thorough search of the vessel. A French destroyer which sighted the Souirah on May obtained stories from members of the crew relative to the robbery. Several American women fleeing from Baum were on board the ship at the time of the robbery: