THE ( BIAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , OCTOBER 5 , 1800-TWENTY PAGES. 11
"IS 1IY LADY'S CHAMBER , "
Tie Girl Who Presides There ai Also In
OtlerPartfl of the House ,
THE NUMBER OF SERVANT GIRLS IN OMAHA ,
lie \Vorlc Kxpcctnl of Tliern-Thc
HOIIDCH Where They Are Em
ployed Tlio "Wnjjcs
They KceclTc.
The servant Klrl question U a serious one ,
Mid ontthat ) Is very dlfllcultof solution , be
cause the dfmand exceeds the supply and un
doubtedly will for all tlmo to como ,
In every town nrid city there Is a great
nwnbcrof plrls employed in the kitchen and
tbo dining-room and the laundry , but In a
city thcsizoof Omaha the number is so great
that It represents nn army of toilers.
It U next to Impossible to ascertain the ei-
actnumbcrof females who find employment
as above stated , but a careful estimate sbo\\s
tlmt , not less thnn 7,600 girls are uo\v doing
Bcrvlca In the families of Oiiuhn.
In tbo families of the middle class ono girl
performs the duties of cook , laundry girl ,
and waiting maid at a salary of from | ) to f3
per wceif.
In the houses of the rich , there Is tfcecooV ,
tlie second cook , the waitress , the chamber
maid ami the maiil , who receive wages as fol
lows Cook0 ( per monthsecond ; cook , $16
per month : waitress , chambermaid and maid
from * ! M ) to ? 3. ? 0 per n cok ,
The duties of those people are numerous.
and In the small families where but ono girl
Is employed , she Is expected to be up at I
o'clock ' on Monthly morning , do thu washing ,
KCt the breakfast nnd have it smoking hot
and u pin thotanlc by the tlmo the members
of the f.umlynre astir. This accomplished ,
eho does the chamber work , washes the
1 dishes , scrubs the lloor , nnd piepnres tlio
mltldny men ! , after which , when over , she
IIM the afternoon to bersclf until the prepar
ation of the evening rcp.ust.
This line of work continues day after dny.
tbo oiiiy"vmation ! , that wujhduy comes but
once a week
In most of these places the girl is tbo ruler
of the honschoM , nnd if she bo true nnd
trusty , she Is assured of n lifelong position If
she doslrcs It , for not one-woman In live hun
dred desires to chanpo girls lifter securing
ono vho gives satisfaction ; though there
ore some ladles -who tMiiit to see a now face
in tlioldtcbcii at least once a month.
In thu families of tlio rich , where a number
of sen ants are employed , each ono nas her
own work to perform. The cook would
never ui m K 01 answering mo uoor ucn , lor
tcr domain Is the kitchen , where she alone
hresponsilleforthe condition and appear
ance of the food until It passes into tholmnils
cf the waitress -who places it upon the table.
Thcsecoiul ( jul usually busies herself In a
variety of ways , as she may bo called upon
to holu the ( oolc , clean the house , wait upon
the table , or woik In the chambers.
The chambermaid U the ruler of all portions
tions of the house nboro tbo second floor , and
the bright polish taken on by the furniture ,
the neat appearance of the walls , nnd the
feisty arrangements of the decorations nro
the result of her handiwork ami inventive
genius ,
The laundry girl finds employment over
the tubs anil piles of clothes , unil the snowy
whiteness of the articles of wearing apparel
Is brought about by her manipulations. "
To aeaiiul observer It would seem that
IbesoRlrlsotildhavoinany hours of leisure ,
but as n rule there la enouRti work
ibout any Inr o house to keep them cou-
ktuntly employed.
Iu nddltlou to the regular every day work ,
literals thu semiannual houscclc.ining which
comes In the spilug and full. At these tno
icaaons of the je.ir , the cntiro force turns In
tnd for a few days they are all busy , This
completed , the vork goes along In the routine
itvlu until the HCOSOII u ain returns.
But private residences are not the only
places where laboring girls llnd employment.
In most of the smaller hotels. In the private
boarding houses and the restaurants a largo
part of the worlds done by female help. 1'ho
wages ran go about tlio sain o , though in res
taurants tin tillowanco of from ? L to $1.75
per week Is made for room
rent , nnd , as two girls usually
occupy the same room , the expenses are cor
respondingly reduccilnud the wages increased
.just that amount.
The custom prevails to RVO ! the girls an
ftornoon off once n week. No law has estab
lished this rule , nevertheless It prevails , tuid
Jivory Thursday afternoon In private f nmi-
lioa the glrli are oft" duty and spend the tlmo
visiting their associates or doing shopping on
their own account.
Besides the afternoon holiday the girls
havothcirSumlay afternoons and evenings ,
when they are allowed logo to church , orro-
coivo company ,
In , the inuttor of receiving company. On
the days set npait for recreation , the kitchen
or dlnhiR room Is given over to the girls ,
where callers , cither tnulo or female , have
rights that the head of the family generally
respects ,
"lo ) thcio girls save money ! " As a rule
they do not , but of coin-so there nro some ex
ceptions. In Oninha today , there is a
number of girls Mho have tmig
little bnuV ncccuutBuhilc others have bought
city lots , paid for them nnd In a few Instances
have built homes that are bringing In a neat
income. Other girls support their aged
parents , or orphan brothers and sisters ,
though , generally speaking , the principal
purpose to which the money is applied Is In
clothing tlio girls who earn it. Most of tlio
girls have ono weakness and that is to dress
well , 'llicyluuo 1111 Idea that the morrow
can take earn of itself. If you talk with these
Interesting individuals you will Jlnd tint the
reason they hmo no fjrent desire to acquire
property. Every plrl , sooner or later , ex
pect to marry , and by marrying , -while they
do not expect to end their troubles , they ex
pect to llnd Imsbnuds who can provide for
them.
There are a good many cases In
which the class of girls mentioned
In this article have married well , and are
now established in comfortable homos In dif
ferent pniU of the city. It may see in strange ,
but Rim n ho suddenly grow rich by mar-
ria o uro the most exacting- housewives , and
the girl seeking woik will avoid them If she
can iKissiblv 11 ml eninloyment clsowhero.
4 ! Where do the gills como fronl"
"This ( [ uestion would bo dlfllcult to answer ,
but SOUK ) ot the best pirls , como from the
farms of Nebraska , Iowa and ndjohilngstates.
The majority of Omaha housewives will
always KVO ! preference to a girl from a farm.
They claim that the o girls have been
brought up to work , have been taught It from
tholr infancy , aud , as soon as they bccomo ac
customed to thj wnji of city llfo , tliov jnako
the boat holy that can bo secured ! Such
girls en n ulwii > 3 obtain situations , and utgood
wages. A largo number of the girls are of
Irish descent , but the Swedes outnumber
them greatly , while the girls of Gorman birth
art ] la the minority ,
M'o these wlio have given this subject hut a
passing thought , 1t is a mystery how girls
who como to the city iii stt-.iugers tlnd em
ployment ,
.A preat many of the girls coming hero have
Klrl friends who assist them iu securing posi
tions , but many go directly to the employ
ment offices. These ofllccs always have ap
plications to till , and , as soon as a girl arrives ,
nho states thti ) > urp.Mo other visit nnd herox-
porienco , Shots given a note to some lady
wlio Is in nee < l of belt ) . The lady of the houbO
* ml the applicant hold a consultation upon
the subject of wages , the work and the privi
leges nrcdisciivsedanU If everything is satisfactory -
factory the birgaln Is made nnd the now girl
duly Installed , Both parties then notify the
employment oftlco and tlio proprietor receives
n fee of Jl from each.
L 'Ibo servant k'irl Is both good nnd bad. She
ntnynmko life happy in many u household ,
and may also test the patience of the sncot-
esttemiicivd wife that overlived , because.
after all , she is but human , Many coed
things bavo boon written of her , and It is
H favonibio index of the intelligence of the
times tlut she Is no longer so universally do-
ridcil and slandered by the \\ould-bo humor
ists of tbo day ,
Orders ,
The members of the plumbers' union held
their annual election Thursday ulght , at
which the following oftlcon wc-ro chosen t
President , 13. Ivolley ; just president , 0 , A.
Henderson * , vlco-prcsidcnt , D.Vulshj \ re
cording secretary , J. MorrUsoy ; financial
secretary , \\llllain Pnttou ; treasurer , Clot *
two Clancy j ahucnder , J. Bowcu ; examiner ,
C fyUilnffs ; inslila sentry , 03lorri ! out-
niJo sentry , T. Shannon ; Judtre , M. King ;
J-ida | advocate , T. Lcroy clerk , D. Mo-
The .financial affairs of thounlon nroln the
bet sbaix ) and an increased membership Is
reported.
The South Omaha printers to the number
of thirty have organized & local typograph
ical union nnd-will apply fora charter to be
come nn assembly of the Knlghti of Labor.
The ofMcers arc as follows : 1'resMent. O. 0.
Vaughn ; vice-president. E , G. Smith ; rc-
ccnlhiR and corresponding secretary , Alex
ander Schlogcl ; financial secretary and
treasurer , F , B. Hart ; executive committee ,
Alexander Schlcccl , 0. C. Vaughn , U. 1) ) .
BcAehj flnanco committee. C , C. Vaughn , I ) ,
D , Ucach ; jcrgeant-nt arms , A. M. Scruggs ,
Trainmen's Convention forOinaha.
Tomorrow , or the day following , J. I1.
Han ) will depart for Lei Angeles , Gal. ,
whcro ho goes ai a delegate to the interna
tional convention of the Brotherhood of Hall *
way Trainmen that convent * In the southern
California metropolis next Friday. In addi
tion todolnc the regular work of a delegate ,
air. Itjnn will endeavor to securothc location
of the convention for Omaha for 1S01. To aid
blin In this direction he has secured letters of
invitation from the members of the board of
trade , the real estate exchange and n number
of prominent citizens.
Tlio order which Mr. Hyan represents had
Its birth at Oiifontn , K \ . seven yean ago.
where the passenger train brukomuu met and
organized the Brotherhood of HaUwayllnvue-
mcn. This organization continued until Ibid ,
when the ch irtcr was amended so that In ad
dition to brnkemcn , conductors and baggage
men were made eligible. At the same tlmo
the name was changed to the Brotherhood of
Hallway Trainmen. Slnco that date the
order has met with great success until
today , scattered throughout Iho United
SUtes , Mexico nud Camilla there are -KX )
lodccs with a total membership of more than
fifteen thousand.
The Omulia lodge , known as Success lodge.
.No. IMis organized two years ago nnd
started with thirty members , which has now
Increased to elghty-lUc. Tbo following of-
liters preside at tbo present time : Gcorgo
dough , master ; J. Hyan , delegate and finan
cier ; W. Goodrich , secretary.
Onmh i AlimiHt Hcloctetl.
Guy II. Palmer , J. 7 Saddler and J. Kane ,
who nttended the national convention of
switchmen of the United States , returned
last Tuesday and the same night were ten
dered a banquet at Ninth and Pacific streets ,
nt which music and
speech-making con
tinued until after midnight ,
The convention concluded a six-day ses
sion and was u success In eveiy paitioular ,
ns 111 delegates were present at the annual
election of ofllcersvhicb , took place on the
last , day of the session ,
Heports from the various districts showed
thattho membership had Increased from 4,000
to5,30lcovering0tWimiles ; ! ) of rallroid. Tno
greatest increase was reported from tlio
western states.
For the coming year the following ofllcers
were elected : Grand master , Frank
Sweeney of Chicago ; vice grandmaster , John
Downey of Chicago ; editor of the Journal ,
John A. Hall of Ihufnlo ; grand organizer and
Instructor , Xliles Barrett of Kansas City.
Philadelphia vn selected as tlio place for
holding the next convention , the vote being
as follows : PhiUdelphia , M ; Omaha , fiO.
Mr. Palmer explains the vote by saying
that the idea of entering Omaha was never
talked of until the morning ofthedayon
which the vote was taken. Ho Is confluent
that If work Imd been commenced oven on
the tlrst dav of the session , tha next conven
tion wouldnavo boon held in this city ,
The pentlcmen from this city who were In
attendance participated In a royal time.
They were feasted at the best hotels In I3uf-
falo nnd before loturning homo were driven
In carriages to Niagara Falls , where they
spent a whole day In sight-seeing.
Dr. Blrnoy cures catarrh , Dec bldpf.
StratiRO Sight * follow Ills Death ,
Tlio ancient residence of Mr. Bryant ,
near the Two Sisters church , is the
scene ot nightly g-liostly displays , which
have thrown the people thcio into con
sternation. A few weeks ago .Mr.
lirynnt died. The -week before , his
daughter , ivlio hnd boon faithful nnd
attentive to Win In Ills last hours was
presented with two now nnd pretty
underskirts , says a Savannah , Ca. ,
special to the Globe-Democrat. They
were beautifully embroidered nml to
gether their malfo-up was unique nnd
perfect. The day for burial was
lixcd and a larjjo number of friends
'ollowed the dead man's remains
to tlioir last resting place. The daugh
ter saw fit to wear ono of her now gar
ments. During the burial proceedings ,
while the daughter wns bowed in sorrow
and crief , the garment became detached
nnd foil noiselessly to the ground , torn
Into fragments. There is 110 cause as
signed for the strange occuironco.
On reaching homo the daughter de
cided to Investigate the condition of the
skirt remaining in the closet , and on ex
amination found that the remaining1 nr-
ticlowas In ft similar condition to tha
ono nbovo described. This again star
tled hoi * . Some parts of It were porfcctly
sound , while otlior parts of It at the
slightest moro or pinch Mould readily
crumble to pieces. There are many
other stnuipo incidents which have hap
pened in and around this residence.
A flre scone occasionally occurs and il
luminates the entire surroundings. This
scene is of a few minutes' duration only ,
and springs up in small piles and van
ishes like a vapor. On some nights , just
about the time the innntes of the struct
ure bojjnti to anticipate nn oil nlfjht for
the unseen ray-stories , a volley of pistol
shots would break the stillness of the
night. A great mystery is the unlock
ing of tlio doors. This , ns every tiling
else , ia unaccounted for , It is said that
the doovs can bo securely fastened by
locks at night , but on the following
morning they are found to bo unlocked
and sometimes open. The most baflling
incident Is that human voices of others
than the occupants are sometimes heard
in nnd around the dwelling ,
Dr. Blrnoy , nose and throat , Bee "bldg.
Is tlio Girl Bcwltchcil ?
The greatest excitement over known
is bolngcrentod in this ( Weakloy ) county
by the appearance of a witcn in the
family of Frank Hays , living three miles
southeast of this town in the iS'lnth dis
trict , JSlr. nays' granddaughter , about
fourteen yours of iigo , being tlio object
upon which the wicked phantom has
centered , says a Groenllold , Tonn. , cor
respondent of the Memphis A-wlnneho.
The young lady Is prostrated nnd
hundreds aio Hocking tliero to see the
oiTects of the attack , which , etrango to
sity , no ono can explain. She is perfect
ly suno until she hears them coining ,
when she goes into violent spasms , and
declares she can hoar roaring as like
distant thunder , and she can bee animals
ni.iking their way to her.
Now comes the strankest paitof the
story , nml u number of the most reliable
men In the county oa.n vouch for tills us
a fuel , they being eye witnesses to the
game. After onch attack a small roll or
bat of cotton is found clinging to the vic
tim's neck just above her brosist , and the
most incredible ones have hold their
hands \ory lightly against her nock and
found , nftor the spoil is over , beneath
their hands the mysterious cotton.
When the rumor llrst wont out that this
strange case was in the country the people
ple all ridiculed such , hut tlio excite
ment is now lit iU height on account ol
all being at a loss to account for the
whole affair ,
The family stated to your correspond
ent thnt they hnvo Iwon threatened by
so-called witches in the past. Notwith
standing how purely absurd this may
seem to ntiy ono who has not soon tlio entire -
tire atTiilr , it ib certainly a mystery , to
say the least.
Dr. lllruey cures catarrh , Bee bldf.
ESGISES WON'T ' MP CHASMS
A Knight of the Throttle Discuses the Ee-
cent Wabash Wreck.
PHINEAS FOGG'S ' IDEA A FICTION ,
Unfortunately , However , There nro
Matijr Knglnccra Wlio Ucllcvo In
It A Ourlotu Superstition
About Ilallroad Ilrlilgcs.
Several railroad engineers wbo had visited
the "NVabash wreck near Council Dluffs nnd
examined the dismantled mogul were talking
over the matter yesterday. When the en
gine -was turned over the reverse lever \\u
pointing ahead , contradicting the Impression
that the engineer Ima "tnrown her over" and
tried to stop by running backward , The
track , from a few yards beyond where the
engineer could see the bridge after emerging
from the cut , was covered with sana nnd the
rails ground by the driver wheels In the man
ner that would occur when the wheels were
revolving rapidly backward and not slipping
ahead whllo locked by the Drake.
"Tho old uian reversed his engine , " said
ono of the engineers , "and ho wis working a
pretty good head of stcim to back her , but ho
evidently realized that he could not stop be
fore ho struck the burnt end of tbo bridge ,
and believing that there was a bare chance
of Jumping the chasm or going over the half-
burnt timbers , ho threw her back and pulled
the throttle wide open , with all possible
speed , Before ho got Into It ho saw the spaa
was down , and the Inst thing lie did wus to
sluittoff steaui , roverao uurJu and apply the
driver brakes. The brakes vcro set , the
throttle closed nnd the reverse lever thrown
ahead , when tbo engine stopped vlth her
drivers In the nlr , It was about the only
thliiK ho could do , nnd showed that ho was
alert and cool to the last.
"Would It have been possible to have pone
over the chasm if the speed bad been
" \Vell , hardly. Tint Is the Phlneas Fogg
Idea. It worked all right for I'lilnooa when
Jules Vcrno was making him circle the earth
In eighty dajs , but in common , every
dayli-allrondlnp the precedent that Fogp's
mglnccr estalilishecl could not bo
ately followed. The speed of Iho
rain would have to be only a little
j than the velocity of a cannon hall
o carry It over a weakened bridge. I do not
whc\othat an engine could jump a chasm
en feet \\ldo if it was going 51K ) milesnu
lour. It would drop the Instant It loft the
ads of the broken rails and would strike.two
ir thieo feet below the track on the other
Ido. A rillo ball , for Instance , never Hies an
: nch on a dead level , and If u little plcco of
metal , weighing less than an ounce imd trav-
illng with a velocity of a thousand miles an
lour cannot do It , certainly a forty-Hve-ton
oconiotivo going at less thin fifty miles will
lot bo able to accomplish It. Io you know
.hat I believe that Jules Verne's impractical
dca has caused a great many railroad acoi-
lents that might possibly have been uveited
f the engineers had noverheanlof the iljing
cap across the burning trestle that I'hineas
'ogg en joyed on the Union Pacific i You ask
line out of ton engineers what they
tvould do In case of n contlngencv
ike the \Vabash accident , nnd they will toil
iou that they \\ould pull her wide open and
let her lly for it. The only thing that deters
hern often is the sense of duty and icsponsi-
bllity for the li\es of those who are behind
hom. The belief isory prevalent that the
! ngino itself can bo safely counted upon to go
ovortho Ran but the cars In thorear will bo
ivrccked. More than one brave engineer has
itooil at his post and applied all the moans
hat modem invention IUM provided for stop-
jiingtuo train and gone down to n tcriiblo
death when he did so with the well defined
conviction that ho could save himself and his
nigino if he increased instead of diminished
his speed , sacriliced his life to save others.
" "Verno's railroading was just as Impracti
cal ns his aerial navigation when ho made his
'rip to the moon with his friends on a gigan-
.ic projectile that ho had fired toward it by a
power that ho accumulated by some means-
not made very clear to common or ncentllic
immK lie bounds over nil difficulties in the
ivay In the sarno manner that ho mndo nis
engineer jump his train across the high trestle -
tlo on the Union Pacific , hut impractical and
absurdly Impossible as it Is there are thou
sands of fools In the world who believe it all ,
and thousands of engineers who think they
could lessen the danger from n weakened
bridge by Increaslngtho speed of their trains.
The speed might bo increased until the pro-
'cctllo force would lighten tno weight of the
rain , take oft a few pounds from the total of
thousands , but this would ho more than
counterbalanced by the increase of the blow
the drivers strike the rail every tlmo the
crank passes the down center. This blow , as
practical engineers know , amounts to thou
sands of pounds. If the blow amounted to
ten thousand pounds when the train was run
ning twenty miles an hour it would bo ono
hundred thousand if the speed was Increased
to sixty nillos. Such blows would make old
Ttior stand aghast , and would hammer down
a weakened trestle \\ulchinlght stand a speed
of ten or twenty miles.
"No , snfo raihoadiug demands the stopping
of the train iu such an cmcrgencv. Besides
; he impracticability of the idea , poor Martin
Eskrldgo mady a fatal miscalculation if ho ru
led upon the momentum of his machine to
carry it across the chasm. The bridge itself
was on n sharp curve and when the cngino
left the ends of the broken rails it would not
follow the curve thiouRh the air , but yould
keep straight ahead and strike on ono side of
the opposite ends , which it did. The curve
bent to the loft and the engine went to the
right. I am satisfied the speed was greater
than WAS reported , for the cars were huilod
against the side of the bank as if they had
been tired from some Titian's cannon ,
"Theroaro some things connected with the
conduct of a bridge , and the loco moth-o
when wo are running at a high ratoof speed
that I cannot understand , The engine scorns
to hestitato before itstrikes thobridgo , just as
a hotse docs before ho springs across the
ditch , and the bridge seems to shrink away
from the expected blow , I know just how
every bridge on my line will act before i
strlko it , and there isn't ono that I have not
somewhat invested with sentient qualities in
spitoof myself. They all behave differently
when I strike them and develop different
characteristics. Some seem to bo stubborn
and hump up their bncks , and others are
timid and shrink away from their duty for
the Instant. The stubborn and the timid
fellows never give mo any uneasiness , but
these fellows that Ho there screno and smil
ing anduover stirawuy make mo feel that
under there Indifference there is lurking a
dark treachery , and my heart throbs
faster when I approach them. The
bridge that gets mad when I como at
it and humps up its back and the other fellow
that trembles and shrinks can always bo
counted oa. Then there are other bridges
that seem to bo very pugnacious and rise up
to meet inn. They are also safe and cut bacic
to their places bcfora I bit their heads , My
cngino knows them as well as 1 do. She do-
Hgtits In rolllckingover the fellow.that humps
his shoulders , because she knows It stiffens
his back. The timid fellow stio slides over
easily ami smoothly and tries her best not to
hurt him , and she springs onto tbo fellow
that wants to fight with a vigor that quickly
turaes him. But the indifferent , smiling fel
low she hates and fears. She goes over him
just Hko you would over the Ice on a strange
ixjnd. You don't know how thiekltls orhow
deep thn water is or how many air-holes there
are , She knows his treachery anil
she tiles to protect herself against
It. Your engine learns to love
and bate bridges just llko your horse docs ,
only more so. and how she docs hnto the
scrcno and Hmlllugklndunil shudders when
she comes to them,1 As they Ho In the moon-
liijht tholr whlto timbers scorn to take the
form of ghostly arms , treacherously beckoning -
ing you onward and leading you into the
abyss they uro hiding. The cross-beams seem
to bo drawn Into lines that resemble ) n grin
ning death's head , and abo\o the rush and
roar of the train you can hoar shrieks of
laughter , like the mocking jeers of harpies
and Ilends. You seem to hear them screaming -
ing In jour ears \Vowllllet jou so over
safely this tlmo but wo will catch you some
timo.1 How your engine snorts and trem
bles when she gets across , and haw her speed
increases in spite of you and your throttle ,
when she feels the firm earth on the other
side I ' 1 hose kind of bridges always go down ,
and they uour get UONMI except when they
bavo the means of surrounding tbo wreck
they make with nil the elements of
horror that can possibly Invest
such a calamltr. Nothing in the shnpo 1
of n bridge that man cm build will stand in
such a place , and the only way to prevent an
accident it to fill It up frith solid dirt and
stones. Did you over Jbcjir of an accident
of thIs kind where , if the engineer was not
killed , that ho did not- toy , 'I was always
afraid of that brlilgo I1 If the engineer could
only tell the railroad manners , ana the man *
agers would bcllcvo them , where nil the dan
gerous bridges are located lad solid culverts
would be put It , then ) would bo hut few such
accidents in the world , A bridge Is always
jealous of a culvert , and the fear of being
transformed into n culvert makes man.v n
rotten and weak bridge strong and safe. But
how I am talking 1 They wilt bo accusing
mo of being superstitious if I don't quit.
Yes , there nro some treacherous bridges on
my run , Thny ore inailo of. the best steel ,
Mono and timbers thatlkojun ever shone on ,
and solid enough to hold up n mountain , but
they smile treacherously every tlmo I como
to them , and some time they will go down
with me. "
1/OAfiV t'O it Til i : L. t1UKS.
The fashionable London woman now djcs
her hair a imihofany color.
The emnrcss of Germany dresses with
great plainness , and thus sets an excellent
example to her husband , \\hlch is wholly lost.
It is said that Princess Maud , the youngest
laughter of Albert Edwnid , prince ofVulcs ,
Is about to wed Ferdinand , ono of the Iloths-
hllds.
The high-shouldered dresses which arc now
, he vogue were probably suggested by an In-
itantancous photograph of u frenchman in
he middle of n shrug.
This promises to bo n season of ostrich
eathcH. downs will bo trimmed with bands
f feathers , and boas and muffs of the plum-
go of the bird "that knows it all" will bo
cry popular.
A joung Virginia girl , the beauty of the
cighhorhooa , lode her horse In tlnough a
.tore . doorway at Lynchbtirg the other alter-
eon , made her purchases , said goodbye and
lacked gracefully out.
There are In the United States at least
.wenty-scven women each \\homowns In
icr own right not less than ? . ! , OOJGOO , inclutl-
ng ono who Is credited -\\ith $10,000,000 , and
hix-o who possess $ H,000WO. ) (
It may Interest the avor.io man inclined to
10 critical that the view taken by the bank
.cller in question is this " 1 don't mind a
'ttlo thing like $1,311 formj daughter. My
llliurds and cigars alone cost me more than
ittlf of that sum. "
A man who spent ten months in South
Carolina , where divorces are never granted ,
undo a record of 040 separations , ninny of
hem with a murder as the result , and sovenil
unilrcd cases where husband and wlfo have
ived together for years without speaking ,
lo says that divorce would have been a god-
end iu every case.
Mrs. Frank Leslie is essentially n lover of
ociety and goes out a great deal , always
icnutifully dressed , though she avoids colors ,
referring black and white. Her diamonds
re magnificent and on her breast glitters the
tar of brilliants which foims the decoration
liusto del Libcrtador , bestowed on her by
ho government of "Venezuela.
Miss Mattie Hester is the United St ales
nail carder over the route from Condar ,
Luuicns county , to Lothalr , Montgomery
: ounty , Georgia , a distance of forty miles ,
.hrough n snarscly settled region , which she
raversed ttireo times a week. She drives her
wti mall , cart , carries a revolver , and Is
lunctual .is tbo sun at all seasons and iu all
iveathera.
Eighty thousand pounds of human hair ,
allied ati.U' ) , appear in the trade returns of
Canton , and it could bo wished that it did not ,
for as the m.ijoritj comes from the heads of
beggars , criminals , and dcAd persons , it is not
pleasant to think of its being worn by the la
dles at home , even although it goes through
long processes of purification before It is made
up into wigs , chigiions , waterfalls , etc.
Miss Kate Field thinks that the Woman's
hristlan Temperance Union might well ex-
wnd some of Its surplus energy In reforming
.he women of America \vlio spend StU.OOO.OOO
a year for cosmetics , most of which are made
f zinc , oxide , calomel and similar poisons.
'How ' , " she asks , "can women vain enough
.o paint and dye their hair bring forth chil
dren stalwart enough to resist temptations
that lead to all manner of vice , Including
drunkenness. "
Autumn dresses coiho on with considerable
rapidity. Striped wools are used in two
shades of brown or brown and cream. Some
fabiics show tiny scrolls or infinitesimal
checks. Inch-wide box plaits are again used
to edge skirts , and thoSvuart style of sleeves ,
with its double puffs and perpendicular bands
of material , is coming Into favor. Shoulder
capes of all sorts are still brought out , but
heso arc regarded as distinctly less elegant
ban the cloth jacket , and this again has most
chic when the cloth of which His made ox
uctly matches the costume.
Steel trinkets are likely to bo the rage next
ivinter. An artificer of steel Jewelery named
o Long has made n hit with cornets ,
brooches , necklaces , and garlands of steel
bands mixed with artificial pearls. The fulso
pearls are to the steel what cream is to over
drawn tea. They soften It , and are not pre
tentious. Visitors to the Exhibition of In
dustrial Art at the Palais do l'Iudu trie can
see these elegant brooches in steel and sham
pearls at prices varying from 10 frances to 20
traces. There is a garland of wild roses
priied at 1,500 franccs. It is meant to ba
worn at a fancy ball by a lady personating an
lion Queen.
The queen of Roumanla , who had been in
London recently.is , at the ago of forty-seven ,
still a beautiful woman. She Is tail , with an
extremely good figure , and but forthosll-
very lines which have dimmed the bright
ness of her golden hair still retains most of
the beauties of her youth. Her eyes are
quito bewitching , being largo and blue , with
a delicious ilreamy look : she has a really
classical mouth , exquisitely white , regular
teeth , a finely cut nose , and small well-
shaped hands and feet. She is nu Indofatlg-
ttblo worker and rises every morning before
it is day. She is linn in her refusal to allow
her maid to attend her , but lights her own
lamp and sits down at her nwn table to spend
an hour or two over her MSS.
Mrs. Mercer , miuiteuro , 404 Boo
IMPIETIES.
It requires pious gall to play all day with
the devil and at night nsk God to save you.
When the plate Is pissed there are too
many people thinking that salvation is frco.
Ho I wonder will Gabriel's trump ho a
bower or an ace. She I fancy you will find
it the deuce.
Lummlx Whereabouts iu the blblo Is the
text : "Tho fool and his money are soon
parted 1" Skimgullet In Solomon's proverbs ,
of course.
Recording Angel-Tho latest reports from
the earth say that ono of the noblest of our
prophets has turned from the true faith and
is now lost to us. Michael Well , ninko a
note of it in your "Prophet and Loss" ac
count.
"Now , madam , " said the bric-a-brac deal
er , "here is an elegant bronzovoso In genuine
repousso work. The nautical scene on this
siuo represents 'Jonah and the whale. ' "
"lonlvseo the whale ; wbero is Jonah I"
"You" note that dlstonslon near the talU"
"Yea. " "Well , that's Jonah , "
The St. Paul Glebe thinks that Moses was
the ideal platform writer , and cites the Ton
Commandments asa specimen of his work ,
If Moses were living-In - this day ana were to
present that platform to n political conven
tion the opixmto party would meet and de
nounce It us "a platform dealing only in glit
tering generalities1'
'Why , Mr. FitzpQrcy. whore did you get
that ring ! " asked a Pittsburg girl. "Bought
It. "What do youthinkiof 111" "It's very
pretty. What kind of a stone is It ! " "Sap
phire. " "Indeed ! Docsnt wearing It recall
to your mind two Biblical characters ! " "Not
at nil. Docs It to you ( " "Yes. " "What uro
they J" "Ananias and srtpphlre. "
A little boy was saying his prayers at his
mother's ' knee. Ills little brother passed by
and pulled his hair. ' Stopping in his prayer
the dear little cherub said : "Now. God ,
'
please excuse mo for ii'iiunuto while I punish
inv dear little brother for pulling my hair. "
Nothing but his mother's interference saved
the brother from being pounded to a jelly.
Sunday school suparlutondcnt The lesson ,
children , inculcates the duty of reverencing
the aged. Do you remember what oncu hap
pened to a lot of bad hoys who reviled an
aged prophet ! Small boy ( on front seat )
They was ctt up bv hoars. "Might. You
may tell mo. also , Tommy , what these boys
had said to him. " "I I most forget. " "Think
a littlo. Didn't they say something utwut his
head , or the way his head was protected I"
( llnthujlastloally ) "Ycs'r. They said ,
Where did ) ou get that hat1" !
Dr. liirnoy cures catarrh , Dec bldj ;
THE END OF THE BALL SEASON ,
Omaha'i ' Fair Start and Poor Finish in the
Pennant Ohaae.
INDEFINITE PLANS FOR NEXT SEASON ,
Closeoftlio Oun Club'n Season AVhnt
the I'd us Sny AVhcol Club
Notes Miscellaneous
Sporting Nous.
Tbo base hall season did not end in n blaze
of glory so far ns Otnnhn was concerned.
The team wus not in it except for n brief
period early In the season , the patrons of the
sport apparently lost Interest and for the last
half of the season Itwos simply n case of
holding on until the season closed nnd nn
effort on the part of the in.inagcmiMit to get
out \\lth us little 111) ) uncial loss as possible.
It is too late now to attempt to athibuto
causes for Omaha's ' poor finish. The reasons
wore numerous. The management put In a
team early in the season that was
lame In the pitcher's bov and every
effort to remedy the defect only
brought now disasters. The management
ilgncd too many Martins and Somcrs and
jowdcrs and likochcnp exploited phcnoms in-
.toady . of pay ing liberally for one or two ii rat
lass twlrlers. The toiun was reasonably
itrongln other icspccts , but under thoprcs-
Mit rules of the game ability In the box is a
[ iriino essential fora winning team. Otnalm
uall patrons will liberally simport a winning
cam , but they can bo readily excused for
.heir refusal to cncouraoe the farcical exhi
bitions in which the homo took part so
'requently during the past sensofi
Nothing dollnlto bus been decided upon for
.he nctt season , ntul In the present unsettled
condition of affairs in the larger leagues
.hero is no telling what turn events may
.ake , Omaha is pretty sure , however , to
liavc a team in the league next } ear , nraba-
ably under the present management. But
icro will ho new material in It. Cleveland.
lanrahati , Mo ran and Kngm will be released
and now mon seemed to 1111 thulr places.
Dad Clnt-Ko mny and may not icmuln with
ho Omnhas. the prospects being that two
iHchcrs will bo secured to help Dlteljorg and
iVillls do the rotating.
The present grounds will bo retained
nnother season at least.
The Cluso > ! ' tlioSensoii.
The Omaha gun club held their final shoot
of the season yesterday afternoon on DI
miro's grounds uerosj tbo river. The last
race was fifty birds each , eighteen yards rise ,
five unknown traps. The weather was line
md the scores excellent , as the following will
ittcst :
3hryslcr . 11011 11111 10101 11111 11011
11011 line OHM 11101 Hlll-42
. 'urmcleo . 11111 mil 11111 Olioi lllll
11111 lllll lllll lllll 11111-43
egg . inn nooi loin oino umi
11111 inn mm 10111 nm-j'J
Drover . OHIO 11110 1U100 lllll Will
mot inn inn 11111 11111-4 :
Townscnd . 11101 lllll 00111 POll lllll
mil inn mil urn 11110 45
Clarke . 10000 00100 lllll 11010 11110
umi 01111 11011 11101 iiou 31
lughos . 11101 llllt 01111 11111 lllll
10111 11101 01111 11X111 111U-4T
Frank Pnrmclco made the best average
during tbo season in class A , with ss.S ; Billy
Townsend In class B , uith&U ; W. II. S.
Hughes second , with M.7 ) , and Hilly Drewcr
third , with Tfc.l. John Held was first in
class Cwith GO.S. The prizes were diamond
medals , ono for each class. . .
The club will choose sides on Saturday
next and shoot for n grand banquet , to ho
'iqulduted for by the losers.
"Where They Will Winter.
The Omaha team have all gene their re
spective ways for the winter , Manager
Leonard to Lynn , Mass. ; Cleveland to Pitts-
burg , Pa. ; Willis to Boston , iSIass. ; Stouzcl
to Cincinnati , 0. ; Klteljorg to Grecncastlo ,
Ind. ; Works to Mt. Vernon , Ind ; O'Connor
to Guclph , Ont. ; Newman to Indianapolis ;
Canavan to New Bedford ; Mo ran to Jolictt ,
111. ; Clarke to Oswego , N. V. ; Fagin to Troy ,
N. V. . and Haiirahan to Lansingburg , N. Y
"What the Fans are
The Omahas were all paid off and dis
banded Tuesday last.
Five hundred tin horns were distributed
bv n king bee fan at one of the Kansas City-
Minneapolis games.
Lutenhurg of the Quinev team has been
signed to play lirst base for Minneapolis.
This would indicate that Kyn is to go.
Elmer bmith was presented with a deed
for the state of Missouri , just before the close
of the lust Kansas City-Milwaukee game.
Every ono of the Chicago colts has signed
league contracts for " 01. That iiicludus
Coonoy , upon whom other eyes were fixed.
Manager Cushmnn thinks ho has quite a
find in his new pitcher , Kenwlch , ivhom ho
ttshcd out of the Northern Michigan league.
Captain Jimmy Manning has been in Kan
sas City three years , but he hammered his
llrst ball over the loft field fence a few days
ago.
ago.Milwaukee
Milwaukee is In the Mulligatawny poou and
deep. I'll tell you what \ou might do Quin
before it Is too la to. Join the brotherhood and
take Dave Kowo with you.
Manager Watklns thinks that a new West
ern association may take iu Kansas City ,
Omaha , Minneapolis and St. Paul in the
west , and Columbus , Detroit and Indian
apolis or Grand Uapids in the cast , but Man
ager Watklus has no right to think.
Danny Stearns , old Hick Carpenter , little
Nicol and Jimmy Manning have nil bcon
granted a new lease on llfoby being members
of the victorious Cowboys this season. If
they had landed in the fourth or fifth hole , as
It scorned probable for a while , this quartette
would have had to walk the plank , dead sure.
"What is fame I Once upon a time Patsy
Deliver Tebeau was casually referred to sa a
member of the family to which George be
longed. Now the Boston Glebe commences
an Item so : "A brother of PatsvTeboau ,
familiarly known as 'Whlto ' Wings.1"
"Patsy" has seemingly passed his brother on
the ladder of fauiol
Billy Hoover of the Kansas Citys , says
that ho made his debut as n professional ball
plajer with the famous Shady Tree team of
Philadelphia. Each of the players had a
shade tree to stand under , and none of them
would go out of the shade to stop a ball.
Games sometimes lasted a couple of days , and
homo runs were numerous.
Jlllwaukeo's seventeen consecutive victor
ies over the Omaha club is indeed a remark
able record. After the brewers won the
seventeenth game on the Omaha grounds people
plo applauded them all the way to theh
hotel. So says Mulford , but somebody's been
foolln1 him.Vo \ heard no applause out hero
and there was only a crowd of about twcntj
at the trame.
President Speas has given orders to have
the big pennant polo put in position , and 01
Monday the pennant will be unfurled to the
brcozo. The pennant will bo mn up Just be
fore the game , nnd it is the intention to have
some of the moro noted fans pull the rope
It will bo a proud day for Kansas City and
the Blues when this piece of bunting lloats
on the breeze. [ KansasCity Journal.
Danny Stoarns. by long odds the best firs
baseman In the Western association , can cer
tnlnly set up a good claim to being a mascot
lie has never played in a losing team in th
Western association nnd has helped to win
pennants. In ISbUho was with the cham
plon Topokus , in l j he played with th
Ues Monies team , which c-nnled off the Wes
tern association pennant and this year with
the Blues.
"Redily" Hanrahan came within an ace o
the blacK ll t during the Omaha's last trip t
Minneapolis. Ho threatened to assault Man
ngcr Leonard for not seeing tlmt his last $ . > 0
line was remitted , Leonard Invited him t
proceed with his pugilistic Intentions , but h
thought better of It and ( how away. Omah
has had quito u sullldcncy of ball players o
tbo Hanrahan stripe.
Omaha Wheel Club.
Too Omaha wheel club rides to Ilellovue
today.
All cyclers who tour through the count r >
must s''o ' the need of hotter roads ,
I'errlgo's safety got him Into trouble again
ami they are both wfnrlug crutches now ,
Kmuraon and Klcfidn wnro busy ln > t Sun
day winning glory and safety races at PUtts
mouth.
The regular monthly business mooting of
the Omaha wheel club will bo held i.txt
Tuesday evening. Hndollctof Council Bluffs
Is expected.
Morris Is still nursing his wounds ( his arm
nnd his feelings ) received in that memor.iblo
road race on September 19.
Now that the cool evenings nro coming on
the boys congregate at the club house in
larger numbers , ntul Indulge In quiet games ,
nml Thursday evening bring their sisters and
their friends' ' sisters and mnke ladles night
the most enjoyable of tbo week.
Chairman I'ottcrof the road Improvement
co in in It tco of thu L , AV , , has begun u good
Avork that all wheelmen must npprvclato , and
should assist In every possible way. By
sending Illustrations of bail roads from c.\Hr-
lenco or observation all can bo of assistance
In Influencing legislators to adopt a system
formUlonnl highway Improvement.
Our racing men who trained long and dili
gently for the tournament tire now c\i > orlenc-
Ing the natural reaction that always comes
when excitement Is over , the victors content
to rest on the liurcls ulivady won , nnd the
less fortunate majority returning to the bet
ter part of wheeling for health and pleasure ,
while the sao nods uolscly and sajs " 1 told
you so. "
A r i K it THI ; TIMK or DA v.
A Co\\boy ImMsocs a Ijouomutlvo and
In Surprised ,
The cowboy ha ? bucked iiffaimt inuny
Uiititfa nnd not many times 1ms ho had to
own nn whipped , but ono instance in
which no lost has happened neat1 hero ,
says a Vintlii , I. T. , spcolal to the St.
Louis Republic. Last wt'olc two of the
Reims cowboy \\cnl in Chotopa , Kan. ,
and for several days kept full of bug-
jiiloo.
Starting- homo the two , whoso names
are Skinner nnd Maiks , roilo near tlio
! M. , K. A : T. track for a distance. Near
Uluo Jacket , I. T , , they ik cpleil a train
and , anxious to learn the tlmo of day ,
called lo the driver of the iron hor.-o to
stop and toll them. The engineer was
too busy at the time to complv with
tliolr request and passed on without re
sponse. This nettled the rushers of the
plains and the tlmo of day they deter
mined to have. Ono of them spurred on
Ills bronco nnd nc.ircd the oiifrino , which
was not moving particularly rapidly.
A swift throw of the lariat and the
binnke-staclc was encircled.
Tlio result was not entirely expected.
The train hurried on , the wuldle-pirths
remained firm and the hoi'bO performed
moro feats than a circus ncrob.it. Tlio
cowboy stayed with his horse , too , for
one foot caught in the stirrup and lie
grabbed his iiniimirb tuil to save his life ,
ills friend , talcing1 in tlio situation , roped
tlio horse of tlio would ho train stoppor.
"With the combined pulling of the two
nnimnls the lariat about tlio smoke
stack broke and the wild race which had
been jjoi'1" otl ended , On arriving hero
the boys attorn plod to got a warrant for
the arrest of tlio engineer , but as no ono
was hurt the commissioner only advibed
'hom to got a stouter rope next timo.
Ills Dead Friend Appeared.
Recently Edwin Russol , a prominent
eal estate broker of San Francisco , who
vas at ono time president of the British
nink at Portland , Ore. , and whoso father
s master of 13irmin < ; himIIall : , England ,
lied of apoplexy. Three hours later his
jhost appeared before Harry \f , Reovcs ,
eadoi'of St. Luko'n ' choir , of which
iUissclvasa member , sins a dispatch to
the St. Louis Republic. " The case is of
unusual interest because of tlio promi
nence of the people , all of whom are
skeptics and never took any stock in
spiritualism. Reeves is a son of Sims
[ { coves , tlio famous English tenor , who
wns the gieatest of his time and who
conducted the music at President Ar-
, hui's funeral. It was while lie was ar
ranging music for Sunday's service
; hat the apparition appeared ,
[ Jeeves relates his experience in the
following words :
"I went Into my room and lay down on
the lounge. Then , by an impulse I can
not account for , I walked to the door.
At the head of the stairway there was
not much light , but it was not so dim
Imt that I could sco at once what
appeared to ho the figure of llusscll , It
was BO roil , so lifo-llko that I at once
stopped forward and stretched out my
liand and was about to speak some words
of welcome. The figure seemed to have
roll of music in ono hand nnd the
other was over its face , hut it was
Russell's imago , I am qnlto sure. As 1
advanced to the head of the st-ilrwny the
llguro faoemed to turn as if about to de
scend and faded into air. I remember
trying to speak to it , but my tongue
clung to the rqof of my mouth. Then I
fell against the wall and gasped out 'O.
my God ! " My sister and niece with
other folks came' up. My nlcco said :
'Uncle Harry , what's the matter ; " I
went on to explain what it was , hut was
so scared I could hardly speak , My
niece said : 'Don't you know Russell i
dead1 "Well , that llabbergnstcred mo
It only made matters worse and I nearly
fainted. "
Good Advice.
It was Cowpcr who said , "To bo
wnll dressed , well bred and well
' equipped , Is ticket good enough to
pass us readily through every
door. " Tlio lirnt of the above qual
ideations can bo obtained by pur
chasing from us ono of our
Fine Cheviot Suits
which nro equal in style , finish and
material to the best apurovod cus
torn work.
A RELIC OF N DAYS ,
History of a Queer Old Building Ncal
Nebraska City ,
A RESTING PLACE FOR THE FAITHFUL ,
It vms Greeted 111 Honor ofToo Smith
During the Klrst Ivinlcriitlou
from Nnltvoa IH It
llnuntcil ?
NEDIMSKI Cur , Neb. , Oct. 4. [ Special to
THE BF.K.I Near the old town of factory *
villo some eight miles northwest of Nebraska
City , ntul between that plaoo nud the Mis-
somirlvor , there stands an old and masslvo
building of stone , square nnd plnlii in archi
tect uro ; ItssurroniullngH rough and bam anil
altogether uninrluni : , Tlio building itself
has the uppo.minco of an old fort or prison ,
and yet to some it might look llko an old
plnco of worship or deserted temple , nnJ
again It looks not unllko n largo sepulchre or
tomb. This latter impression , however , may
bo forced upon the observer by n recollection
of the wlerd stories told in connection with
the house , and Its cold and dauip appearance
and dismal surroundings.
In 1M7-8 , when the Mormons wore driven
out of Xnuroo by the angry mobs , their tern-
plo burned and their prophet slain and they
took up their wenrlsomo inarch noroni
tbo plains and desert to found
a new city and build a no\v tumplo
Iu the far we.it , with the hope that Isolntion
would protect them from futther molestation.
Iho Mormon emigrant * 011 their way crossed
the Missouri rlxor from Iowa into Xcbnvsk.i
at the point above referred to.Vo.iry nnd
about discouraged , they paused on the Ne
braska banks to rest and revive their droop
ing spirits ,
After n few days of rest during which
time they suffered much from cold and ex
posure , resulting In the deaths of a number
of women and children , it win decided to
erect a temple In honor of Joseph Smith upon
the spot , n hotl o of rofupo for other emi
grants \\lio might como that way on their
march to the proposed now Mormon citv In
Utah. The entire company labored upon ft
stone quarry for n number of days until
enough ni.iterial bad been secured for the
temple , nnd then the work was left In the
hands of sovur.il mechanics and u number of
loborors , whllo the remainder continued on
the journey along the trail westward.
The work on the structure progressed
slowly , and it was only after the snows of
winter came , uml the workmen had often
been relieved and lelnfoicocl by new emi
grants that the temple was completed and
served in a pl.ico of worship and refuge for
the Mormon faithful during tlio siuwcdlng
years of overland trn\clurs. It was also used
as a fort far their defense against sovcral In
dian attacks. It also became the tomb of
many.
Among a twin of emigrants that crossed
the river In ISb weionn old German couple ,
now converts to the faith. They seemed to
be friendless and homeless. The march
across the country nnd the cold and cxnosuro
of winter was too much for the old pilgrims ,
already worn out with age , and when the
half-completed temple \\os reached the old
man had crossed the other river niso , and his
remains were l.iid to rest on the shores of the
Missouri The death of her husband shook
the fr.lth of the woman and she would not
continue her journey westward , but
Insisted on remaining at the tcmnlo
and by her husband's gr.t\o until she couhl
get an opportunity to lottun to the east. She
remained for several weeks with tlie worKmen -
men at the temple , nnd during the day made
almost hourly trips hem the house on the
bluffs to the grave at the river ami back
again. Her wearied stop and the heavy tap
of her walking stick upon thu strong path
wcic heard fiom morning till nlglit. Ono
morning after the temple was about com
pleted thn old German woman was found
dead In her cot. Her body was buried at the
riverside.
Tlio workmen on the building had strange
experiences during the icmnlndcr of tholr
stay there , according to the stories hail.led .
down from that timo. The spirit of the old ,
German woman was not at rest , and nightly
the tap , tap , of her cnno upon the path was
hoard letting from the river to the house
on thu bluffs. Tap , tap , tap up to the door ,
mid without opening it , on through the luigo
room and over the earthen lloor back to the
place where the old cot Imd stood. Every
hour during the cntiro night the snmo
ghostly taiis were hoard , always from tha
direction of the graves nt the river to th a
cot in the temple. Thcso sounds are
declared to have been heard nightly
by nil the emigrants that landed
there for many months thereafter , nnd then
the visits became ln-cgularandllnully only at
lone intervals.
After the cessation of Mormon emigration
the temple was deserted and was left to tha
habitation of r.its and ghosts , but when No-
br.isku began to bo settled , the old house was
used as a homo by an old pioneer who was not
a believer in spooks. Ilowover , alter ho hud
been there some months his sleep wasslightly
disturbed ono night by the approach of soma
one. coming up the path from tlio river. Tap ,
tap , tap , up to the door ; tap , tap , tap
thiough locks and birs mid on through tha
building and then nil was quiet , Thu inter
vals between the ghostly visits became loiigoe
and although numcious residents of the old
temple at u said to have hoard them , vet It
has been n number of years slnio tholustlslfc
was made by the spirit of the old Gorman
woman.
It had been claimed that duilng their lives
the old con plo had bocn possessed of a largo
sum of money , and that before her death the
woman bmiudlfc soincwhoro about the old
Mormon temple , but it is not known that any
one ever had enough conlldunco in the ntory
toinukoascarch for the hidden wealth , audit
it was buried It Is likely to remain buried ,
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