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be induced to open his lips on the subject
afterwards"
This was the experience; of Lady Bowes-
Lyons great-grandfather. And he passed
on to his son the story of what he beheld
there that night in that secret room. And
the son had his own experience in that
castle cellar the night he sought the bot
ties of claret.
The exact whereabouts of the mystery
room is, as has been stated, known only
to the Earl and his son, although numer-
Gus attempts have been made to locate
it by one ruse or another.
A few Summers ago the guests at
CLAIMS Castle included number of
sprightly girls who concocted plot by
which they felt sure they would discover
the whereabouts of the lost room. Glamis
Castle is an immense structure of the
true Scotch order-all round towers and
lofty, far-stretching wings, so that at the
outset the search seemed full of difficult
ties. Matters were somewhat simplified
for them, so they thought, since they had
been informed that the hidden room was
on story above the parlor floor.
Then the arch-conspiratOr decreed that
all her partners in the plot should gather
up the towels in their rooms, run to each
room on a story and hang towel out of
every window, then assemble on the lawn
and find out which window was not
tagged. The towels were displayed and
the girls gathered on the lawn, but the
Earl's attention was attracted by the pet
tcoat rioting., Ordinarily the most gentle
Of hosts, he was furious, the investigators
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time; so long that his guests wondered at
first, then became anxious, and mindful
OF the mystery, went to look for him.
They had reached the cellar door when
the Earl flung himself out, shut the door
and locked it behind him. His clothes were
torny his face was bloody and he showed
every sign of having been in a struggle
with somebody or something in the cellar
What or who it was, he would not saw.
And he begged his guests not to ask?
On the day following the episode Lord
Strathmore appeared in the hall, and ad-
dressing his guests said: 81 want to ask
you all as a personal favor to go at once
locked doors until the bell rings"
All hurried off in compliance with his
earnest entreaty, and it was not until
three-quarters of an hour later that the
bell was rung. The house party soon
broke up and the guests left, more than
ever convinced that the uncanny and
mysterious inhabtant of CLAIMS Castle
has power to do more physical damage
than a mere ghost would have.
For what could have inflicted those in
juries, they argued, but some monstrosity
confined in the secret chamber?
There were no employees in the cellar,
and if there had been and one or more of
them had attacked their master, he would
have had them chastised and would have
made no such mystery of it or refused to
explain his appearance.
Of conjecture and tradition there is no
end, and that there is something uncanny
at CLAIMS there is no doubt. Nor is there
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were packed off and the rooms situation
is still unknown.
On another occasion a young doctor,
who was staying in the castle professional
", found on returning to his bedroom that
the carpet had been taken up and relaid.
He noticed that the mark of the carpet
was different at one end of the room. By
moving the furniture and raising the car
pet, he laid bare a trap door, which he
forced open and found himself in a pas
sage. This passage ended in cemented
wall. The cement was still soft, leaving
the impress of finger He returned to
his room, but someone mus; have seen
him, since next morning he received an
envelope containing a check for his. SER
vices with the intimation that the carriage
was ready to take him to the station for
the first train. .
The present and fourteenth Lord
Strathmore came of age in 1876, and a
number of English and Scotch newspapers
In recording the event described how the
master of CLAIMS, as he was then, after
receiving the congratulations of his fam
lily and relatives, was taken away by his
father for while, presumably to visit the
Secret Room and to be told the MYSTERY.
"He appeared later" said the news
paper reports, Cooking very white and
Mortified, and did not take any further
part in the festivities of the day,
Whatever the uncanny occupant Or &C.
cupants of the secret room of CLAIMS. one
1T would appear, died in 1885. At thai
time the Edinburgh Scotsman announced
the death of hitherto entirely unknown
Lord CLAIMS at the age of Eighty-four.
"D1ED-Thomas, Lord Glamis, aged
eighty-four," it read
The Edinburgh Scotsman is an IN
tensely conservative and responsible newa~
paper and would certainly not have al
lowed such an announcement to appea,
in its columns without good and sound
reason The ''peerages," however, were
searched in vain for any mention of his
name, and no reference was made to his
demise in the English papers, or in the
news columns of the Scottish press. Who
then, all asked, could have been this
Thomas" Lord CLAIMS, who died in
1885, at the age of eighty-four-
some one, some thing, that had spent
those years locked up in the secret
chamber?
Does the soon-to-be bride of the Duke
of York know the uncanny secret or
secrets of her ancestral home? Or has
her father riercifulfy kept theM from her?
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any doubt that the name of Glamis las
been associated with much that is tragic
and weird.
The first legendary connection of darn
deeds with the haunted room is found in
a story that long ago, when feud wars
were the order of the day-and night
in Scotland, a number of the Ogilvies
captured in raid were imprisoned in this
chamber and there left to die.
But of that tragedy little more than
the recollection has survived, while the
spooky atmosphere of the room has re-
manned to this day. Every concomitant
of the CHASTITY and ghostly goes with the
room-it has been described as the
originating point of weird noises there
is something there that no man has
described or has dared refer to except
in whispers. And now-to add to its
mystery-no one, except the Earl and his
heir, knows exactly where the room is!
This strange condition of things came
about in this wise
The grandfather of the present Earl
was not content with knowing that Glamis
had it's haunted room and that he would
be made in due course the repository of
the traditional secret. He determined to
investigate the legend for himself before
his father told him and, also, to have a
supporting party along with him at the
time. There was a dinner party at
Glamis, and, we'll supplied with Scotch
courage, the heir headed a procession of
guests to the corridor, at the end of which
lay the entrance to the passage leading to
the haunted chamber"
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seeming to prove, however, that there
Is more than one mystery is the historical
fact that the castle was reported "haunt-
ed for a, century at least before the
witch burning.
Many there are in the district who are
tirm in their belief that the noonstrositV
has existed and who relate the enormous
size and ferocity of it.
1t would seem a. first bit difficult
for them to come into the possession of
these details, considering the close veil of
secrecy surrounding the mystery, but thew
say that one of the cellarmen emploved
by one of the Earls to care for and
supervise his wines, once got look at
the monster. The secret chamber is en-
tered through the wine cellar and il is
quite possible that the Earl happened to
open the door of the secret chamber at q
time when, unknown to him, the cellar
man was lurking in hidden recess of the
wine cellar. At any rate, according to
reports, the cellarman ran for his life and
thereafter it was almost impossible to
secure men to guard the wine cellar.
No sooner would one be engaged than
he would promptly resign, his courage
undermined by the stories he had heard
and then completely shattered by the un-
canniness of his surroundings.
1t was at one OF these times, when the
father of the present Earl was without a.
cellarman that, after an elaborate dinner
was given, the claret ran short and the
Earl, instead of sending a butler or one
of the footmen for more, went himself
for further supply. He was gone long
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In one hand he
carried q candle
and >in the other
. key which he
had taken from a
s e c { compart
ment Of his desk.
"He opened the
door with a key, Z
wrote one of the
guests to a Or.
Lee, ''held up the
candle and pro-
ceeded to advance
into the room.
Hardly had he
gone a pace than
he gave a scream
and fell back into
our arms in a dead
swoon. He was
the most horriAetl
man | ever saw;
NOR could hoA ns,nr
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The Earl Of Ssthnore His Party in the Castle
for Moment to Go to tie Cellar Get Caret
the Guests He Vas Gone So Long Thar His Guests
First Then Became Anxious Mindful Mystery
Went to Look for Him Just They Reached Heavy
0aksn Door Leading the Cellar the Earl
and Shut and Locked It Behind Hi4is Were in
HIS Face Vas bloody and He Showed Every Sign
ing Been in VOIeu Struggle With Somebody Something
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years, was referred to by the father Of
the present Earl ~ % terrible and real
that anybody ought ~ BE thankful that
he was ignorant Of ii II
In the neighborhood Of Gfamis the be-
lief obtains that the secret chamber was
built for human monstrosity born to the
family once in century as punishment
for some ancient crime, and kept in this
secret chamber until II died. This legend
has been elaborated to the extent OF de-.
cIaring this family monster 70 be half,
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On the night Of
this frog : mans
death, so the leg
ends of the coun-
tryside run, the
frogs all about be-
gin to come from
pond and stream
and assembl
around GIamis
Castle by the thou
sands. They set
up q d0le1uI crOak.
ing W h i c h con-
tinues until the
death Of the mon
s t ro sity with
whom, the story
goes, t h e Y have
s o m e abnormal
sympathy. After
the death of the
unfortunate upe j
whom the curse
rested another one
is promptly born
to be the holder of
the title and takes
his place In the :
secret room.
This legend Of
the frog-man APP
pears to be bound
up with a typically
gloomy bit of the
castles h is tory
back in 1887. At
t h a t tim e the
young widow of
the. fifth Earl of
Strathmore W a.
burned publicly as
a wit ch The
course" is t h e n
supposed to have
fallen upon the
family as a pun
ishment for this
unfortunate lady's
supposed dealings
with the evil one.
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Lady Elizabeth
Bowes-Ly on,
YOungest Daughter
Of 1he Earl Of
Strathrnore, Who Il
10 Be Married 10 !
the King Of Eng.
lands Son, the
Duke of York
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-09
Who Does Not KnOW
The Darlington Store?

The name Of Joseph n. harrington ngureS
prominently and honoraby in the annals of
retail bookkeeping in Philadelphia. The store
in which he spent his whole business life-frst
as boy. later as partner and for many years
rs sole owner-dates back to 1887 The OAR
lington Store has been Chestnut Street land
mark for nearly half a century.
MIR. Darlington was one of Philadelphia's
leading merchants. and held prominent place
in the civic life of the city, having been president
of the Union League for five terms. At his
death in 1905 he was succeeded by his son,
Herbert S Darlington. who. ten years later,
because of failing health gave up active control.
and the business was incorporated. He was
president of the corporation, but other interests
acquired i'm Southern California and the Orient,
prevented his spending more than few weeks
in Philadelphia each year, and it became neces-
sary TO discontinue the business
And so the splendid old stores doors were
closed on Saturday. December 30, and the entire
stock of merchandise was purchased by Straw.
bridge & Clothier
1, is large quantity of goods TO add to any stores
stocks in purchase but the prices will be made
attractive TO insure quick disposal and with the
help of a large number of the Darlington employees the
larger crowds of shoppers will be served efficiently as
well quickly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-09
Dresses for Women

Hundreds of handsome Street and Afternoon Dresses
and some Evening Gowns at great reductions from OAR
| lngton prices. Try to the collection early.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-09
We Purchased the StOre-full of Co
Advantage0uSly for Quick Dispose

THE decision discontinue the business and dispose the real and mehan
merchandising policy stocks kept and upodate penid
regularly almost the last And although quantities somewhat dnnhed
Darlington holiday business
value the stocks purchased BY Shawndge Gsr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-09
Darlington Gloves

Thousands Of pairs of Kid, Silk and other Fabric
Gloves changed hands in this purchase At the reduced
prices they'll change hands almost quickly in this Sale.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-09
FurS, Fur Coats

Darlington Furs are good
attractive collection of Fur Coats,
and Muffs at great reductions.
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liams, Edd Van Orden and Les Jones.
Mrs. Arthur Broadhead entertain
ed number of girls and boys Sat-
urday afternoon, in honor of her
daughter, Elain's, twelfth birthday.
Games of all kinds were played and
a very delicious luncheon was serv-
ed Those present were, Geraldine
Tweedy, Elain Anderson, Alice Broad
head, Ingrid Dance, Phyllis Ander-
son, Nellie and Mable Novas, Marie
Thomas, Bernice Christensen, Marian
Broadhead, Raymond Christensen,
Raymond Edwards, Clifford Anderson.
Last Friday night Miss jamie Chris
Jensen entertained number of her
young friends at her home. Games
were played and luncheon was SER
we'd. Everyone had a most enjoyable
time.
Mrs. France Hawks gave a little
birthday praty last week in honor of
her little son, Roland. About thir-
teen little tots with their mothers
were present. Lunch was served and
games and dances OF all kinds enjoy
ed.
Last Sunday Mrs. Edd Turpin gave
birthday party at her home In hon
or of two of her little daughters, Ma
oma and Jennie A number OF little
people were present. Games and con-
tests, also a delicious luncheon were
enjoyed my all.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-02-16

Elmer Hall returned from the lavas
with a load of wood. They had a
hard time during the recent storm.
Willard and Lewis Barnes went to
Downey Monday to attend the funer-
al of the brother, the late John
Barnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Inskeep gave a
dance at Rockford Hall Friday even
ing. Regardless of the severe wealth
er there was a larger attendance than
usual They danced the good old
time dances, and delicious refresh
ments were served. The Rockford
old folks know how to have a good
time, and T. A. Hall is the man to
help them out by giving them the use
of his hall free Of charge, which is
great thing in these hard times.
There are good musicians in Rockford
who kindly furnish the music. Among
them are T. A. Hall, W. G. Roy, Vir-
gil Inskeep, Edward Webb, Clarence
Bryant and Mr.. Calvin.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson, Mr..
and Mrs. Mark Shaver, Mr.. and Mrs.
Webster, Daisy Webster, George Web
ster, Irwin Evans of Thomas, and
Florence Berg of Blackfoot, attended
the dance at Rockford, Friday even
| ing.
Clifford Sjostrom, who has been in
briggs, Idaho, for some time, return
ed to his home the past week.
The school wagons that convey the
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-02-16

with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Houghland.
The radio lecture given here Fri
day was attended by good crowd
who enjoyed it very much.
Mrs. Iva Blair, who has been very
ill with pneumonia, is rapidly recoy-
ering at this writing.
Mrs. Fredricks, of Blackfoot, is
keeping house and caring for e. o..
Taylor's two sons, Cannon and Paul.
A. ]. Satterfield made trip to Po-
catello on business, Friday.
Messrs. Sidney Holmquist and Otto
Nilsson attended the show in Aber-
deem on Saturday evening.
The Sterling Dramatic Company
staged the Arizona Cowboy" in Po-
catello Friday evening for the second
time. They will stage the play here
on February 22nd at the Sterling hall,
for the benefit Of the Sunday School.
This show has been staged at Tho
mas, Aberdeen, Pocatello and Ster-
ling, and is huge success.
Roy Mcintyre motored to Pocatel!o
Saturday on business. Mrs. Orson
Putnum and babies accompanied him.
The Relief Society Bazaar and So
cial given at the church Tuesday ev-
ening was attended by good crowd.
After a short program, games were
played and dainty refreshments were
sold. All enjoyed themselves very
much. =
Mrs. Sam Sage spent Saturday and
Sunday here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Rice. She left here for
Garfield, Utah, Tuesday. E
The NJ I. A. troupe staged Safety
First" at the hall last Wednesday.
A $4,000 house was present and ev7
eryone enjoyed the comedy very
much. The troupe staged it again at
Aberdeen Friday evening to SIG %
house.
The Nilsson Brothers have a five
piece orchestra now, as new set OF
drums was received Tuesday. The
five pieces are: piano, violin, cornet,
slide trombone and drums.
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81 - @@--
. el.a1d.gl,2.le2 ~ Il.
About A
House OF Cards

see where the machine is enrenchd, and it looks like
a real fortress If real men were inside as II they
had real guns Go touch it. 1t is house or cards.
Those are imitation generals Put the shoulder against
the thing and it cOapses 49, .
The truly courageous man wastes but little time In
measuring the strength Of the enemy, he wants only
ito know that he himself is strong.
Bluff is always a confession of weakness. Inc nil
looks steep from the distance reach its foot and the
grade Is easier than it seemed.
The man who has something worth fighting for has
neither time nor inclination to assume pose, nor 1s
he frightened by pose. Only true and conscious
worth dares stand naked among Its fellows Much
pose means much lacking
The greatest the simplest. The fellow who 1s
afraid to alone is the fellow who has to put up
the big front. Strike his armor and he falls The
man who is right and knows he is right Is stronger
than the man who nothing but shield and armor
The Dretense of strength will brighten the coward,
but it will never battle the really brave.
The wish to appear good is the commonest quality
LOT human The bravery to BE good is the rare
measure.
The citizen soldier is the great friend OF the state
To-day Never moral courage SO necessary nor
lciyic bravery such religious need .
Be right. When you are sure you are RlOHI
don't be bluffed by house of cards.
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LIVERY schooboy knows the story Of the two
r. women of the American Revolution who screened
Iehind rock mimicked well with fife and drum
the approach of soldiers that the hostile red coats
took fright and fed
Ethan Allen, with nothing more than the declama-
ton, "In the name of the Great JehoVah anu lhe
Continental Congress-" took Ticonderoga. .
One Federal scout with a handful OF men walked
into a federation stronghold in Tennessee. produced
from small water-fled vial dicesized cube OF
phosphorus which burned with fury when exposed TO
tbe air before the dazed Confederate officers Ihls
scout then told the enemy that there was large
army of Federal troops the HILL that they had
tons OF that stuff; and that they would shoot the
town full of it unless the Copfederaes vacated Inc
Confederates vacated.
The Confederates at Centervile, Virginia, recogniz-
ing their weakness and the presence Of an 0verwhe
! ing Federal force built improvised fort and
mounted some tree trunks so that from a short dis
lance they looked like They then made their
escape and for days the Federal forces stood tner
distance fearing to attack the seemingly impregnabe
hut wholly uninhabited and fictitious Tort -
When as Governor Of New Jersey, woodrow VIII
son was advised by his fiensd that he could not nope
to put through certain important planks 1 his plat
form because Of the strength Of the opposition ne
piled "Do not allow yourselves to be dismayed You
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children to and from the different dis
tricts to school, had trouble Friday,
inasmuch as the wagon which hauls
the children from West Rockford was
unable to pull through the large snow
drifts. The wagon on the other side
tipped over, but finally got there, as
the roads were not quite as bad as in
the western part, near the desert.
Willard Barnes has been suffering
with a severe cold since his return
from Downey.
Little Cecilia Roy has been suffer-
ing with tonsilitis.
Edward Webb and sons have run
down % coyotes this winter. 1t is
more of a task than people imagine
to run these coyotes down. Many
have tried without success. 1t means
perseverance, patience and courage to
brave the cold weather, and to per-
severe until they get the coyote.
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THOMAS

Aaron Wilson an old and highly re-
spected pioneer of this place died at
his home Saturday morning about
O'Clock, the funeral services will be
conducted Wednesday afternoon at
the meeting house.
Jess Stander returned home We'd
nesday morning from California
where he has been for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Cameron re-
turned home from Los Angeles last
week.
David Mcbride came home Satur-
day from Pocatello where he has been
in the hospital.
Mrs. Mayne Parkin and Mrs. Jake
Van Orden left Tuesday morning for
Rexburg to attend meeting OF the
Parent Teachers IAstitution will re-
turn Saturday.
Miss Vera Cameron who has been
visiting relatives In Salt Lake City
and Wodrouff, Utah, returned home
last week.
Mrs. John Goodwin returned home
from Logan Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe, Scott of Rockford
was visitor at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Ave Goodwin Sunday.
Next Friday night the Thomas home
Dramatic will present the Comedy
drama Deacon Dubbs" at the Thomas
hall, admission usual prices.
Last Friday night Mr.. and Mrs. Art
VanOrden entertained number OF
friends and relatives at their home.
Games and dancing were enjoyed. De-
licious refreshments were served
Those present were, Mr.. and Mrs
Jake Van Orden, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Van Orden, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Broad
head, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dance, Mr..
and Mrs. LATE Parkin, Mr.. and MRS.
Ralph Stander, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j.
Turpin, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Ander-
son. Mrs. Grace Holster, Marie Swan,
Orva Hall, Carrie Sutton, Hazel Lar
sen and Roetta Van Orden, Tom Will