PERCY H. VAN DYKE, Publisher end Editor.
N K VV PO RT. AIIKANSA&
SAW DAUGHTER’S SPECTER.
Strange Psychic Phenomenon Which
Told a Man of Hi* Distant
Child'* Death.
“In the matter of apparitions Iliad
-one experience which convinced me
that there is something in psychical
science even if everything claimed in
connection with it is not true,” ex
claimed a well-known man.
"Some years ago circumstances made
me a member of an arctic expedition.
We were pretty far up toward the
north and were tied up very snugly in
a huge ice pack with cheerless sur
roundings, and had been there for
some time. Time passed rather slow
ly and to keep myself occupied I took
up the study of shorthand, giving it a
couple of hours each day. One after
noon 1 was sitting in the cabin study
ing earnestly with shorthand charac
ters, and as far as 1 knew my mind was
thoroughly occupied with them, when
all of a sudden on looking up 1 saw my
daughter standing immediately in
front of me.
“To all intents and purposes she was
there as sure as when I had seen her
last in my home in Philadelphia many
months before. She did not speak or
apparently make any effort to speak.
The apparition did not last over a mo
ment, but it seemed much longer.
Thinking that it might be possible for
others to see her I called out to some
of my companions, but though thVre
was instant response on the part of
a comrade he saw nothing and neither
did i after he came in.
“Of course 1 was considerably
worked tip over it, and on a suggestion
of some one made a record of it on the
ship's log, being careful to be ac
curate as regards the day, date, hour
and even the minute. The record is
preserved to-day in the department,
and was properly signed by several so
there could be no mistake about it.
With the apparition came into my
thought the fact that my daughter
had died, but for many months after
ward i was unable to confirm it in auy
way.
“On the return of our party five
months afterward on reaching New
foundland the ship got mail, the first
we had had for a longtime. 1 was sure
there would be letters for me from my
home and there were several of them.
The first 01 e that 1 opened gave me all
the confirmation I desired—indeed,
more than I desired—stating that my
daughter had died in her home in Phil
adelphia the exact day, hour and min
ute that I had seen her up in the arc
‘thes. There was no guesswork, imag
ination, coincidence or anything else
about it except the terrible fact. My
comrades knew about it as well as my
self, and the ship’s log had had it re
corded months before.
'“That record is still in existence,
with the other records of the expedi
tion, and though it was my first and
only experience in connection with ap
parit ions it was enough t o prove to me
and the others of our party that ap
paritions are true sometimes, even if
"they are not always. I have no theory
in explanation,”concluded the man, ac
cording to the Washington Star, “and
only know that the news of the death
of my daughter thousands of miles
away came to me by some unexplained
psychic source and was by me told to
the others, while we were up in the ice
pack of the arctics and that it was
fully verified.”
Denies Duelists’ I'arilnna.
Ever since Prince Henry returned
from the land of the free, German du
alists have hail a hard time of it, for
'the kaiser won’t grant any more par
dons to gentlemen who take the law in
their own hands. Learning from
Prince Henry that Americans lead or
derly and dignified lives without occa
sional appeals to pistols and swords,
William concluded that Germans ought
to try the same methods. While for
merly duelists served only an infini
tesimal portion of the sentence im
posed by the courts, the kaiser pardon
ing them after a few days or weeks,
'their petitions for imperial grace are
now returned with the invariable re
mark: “His majesty sees no reason
for interference.” This is a conse
quence of Prince Henry’s visit which,
the lieutenants and young lawyers
^don’t like at all.—Milwaukee Sentinel.
Honored pcra.
The late duke of Port land subscribed
for all the ordinary newspapers and
magazines of the day, and had them
whole-bound in beautiful crushed mo
rocco coats of many colors. Each of
these volumes he put in a perfectly fit
ting oak box lined with white velvet
and fitted with a patent llramah lock
and duplicate keys. The cost of each
volume worked out at about £40.—The
Speaker.
Maids Advls** Their Mothers.
At a congress of mothers in Wash
ington, D. C., the unmarried women
seemed to be full of advice regarding
the rearing and training of children,
while the mothers stared thoughtful
Jv, and wondered how the inexperi
enced maidens learned all they pre
tended to know.
The Retort Caustic.
“I told him,” said the beggar who
Rad been rebuffed, “that I guessed
he needn't be so proud, for we was
all of the same fam’ly and come
down from Noah an’ his ark.”
“Bully for you!” was the enthusi
astic comment of the second of the
fraternity. “What did he say to
that?”
“Why, he says that p’r’aps that’s
so; but, judgin’ from my breath, it
was the last time my branch of the
fam’ly ever got nearr water.”—Chi
cago Post.
Ko Compliment.
Tess—She doesn’t seem to like Mr.
Creetick.
Jess—No; she heard hitn speak of
her as “an artless creature.”
Tess—I should think that rather
complimentary.
Jess—Ah! but she poses as a land
scape painter.—Philadelphia Press.
Ily Fool Means.
Remus—Who took de cuke down at
det swell cakewalk?
Sam—Bill Jones.
Remus—But Bill wasn’t invited.
Sam—I know, but he ran his hand fro
de window an’ took de cake when no
body was lookin’.—Chicago Daily
News.
His Mistake.
“Yis, we had a foine toime at the
chr-ristenin’. An’ they called the baby
Char-rles Hinnery!”
“Char-rles Hinnery, is it? Sure,
Murphy vowed he'd call it Pathrick.”
“Yis; but thot was whin he thought
he'd have somethin’ to say about it.”
—Puck.
Making Money noth Way*.
Jinks—I’ve struck it now. Beats the
ice and coal business all hollow.
Minks—What’s your great scheme
this time?
Jinks—I’m going to open a china
ware and crockery store, with an in
telligence office in the basement.—N.
Y. Weekly.
A Dandy.
“Did you hear about Grigsby’s auto?
It ran away with him, went over an em
bankment, turned a somersault, hit
a tree, killed Grigsby, and wasn’t in
jured a particle.”
‘‘Say! That’s a dandy! What make
is it?”—Puck.
Financially Sppnklng.
“Am 1 as dear to you now as I was
during our courtship?” asked the
bride of six short months.
"Much dearer,” briefly answered the
husband, as he proceeded to audit a
fresh crop of monthly bills.—Chicago
Daily News.
Particrpn Criniinla.
Bat justice never will be done
Until there Is prescribed
The self-same course of treatment for
The briber and the bribed.
—Chicago T. ibune.
DISTINGIISHUD MARKSMAN.
Officer—You’re a likely looking sort,
my man. Are you a sharpshooter?
Private Johnson—No, suh; l'se a
crap-shoot ah—Chicago Tribune.
Similes.
A man Is like the honey bee.
Who toils the live-long day;
The trust is ljke tlie man who takes
The honey all away.
—Washington Star.
The Danger.
“You are speculating?” said the
president of the bank, severely.
“Yes, sir,” replied the cashier. “No
harm in speculating, 1 hope?”
“Well, no; provided you don’t get
excited and drop the ‘s!’"—Town
Topics.
Rxerclse f«r l’nggjr.
Miss Primrose—Don t you ever give
your dog any exercise?
Miss Hollyhock (fondling a fat
pug dog)—Of course. I feed him with
chocolates every few minutes, just
to make him wag his tail.—Tit-Bit^
She’s Have Hiiu There.
Madge—She’s a great girl after the
fellows, isn't she?
Marjorie—Why, that girl would
have a man at her feet even if she
had to break a shoestring to do it.—
N. Y. Sun. _
Detting Kven.
Mrs. A.—That woman next door
bought a hat exactly like mine.
Mrs. B.—Didn’t it make you mod?
Mrs. A.—Not a bit; I gave mine to
the cook.—N. Y. Journal.
She W*i Angry.
“Now, the lady who had addressed
the club on the preceding day came
into the office of the newspaper and
demanded an apology.
“I know,” she declared, “that I
talked a great deal, but that was no
excuse for your printing such an im
polite statement as that I ‘have a
fine open countenance.’ ”
Penitent, the editor promised to
publish an article announcing that
her countenance was just as fine
when it was closed.—Baltimore
American.
Flakin' Time.
Now Nature calls her children
Where speckled beauties gleam;
So the teacher wallops Johnny
Because Johnny whips the stream.
-N. Y. Sun.
WAITING, SIMPLY WAITING.
Uncle E. Z. Marke—Say, if thet young
feller don’t hurry back with the
change fer that thousand dollar bill
I’ll never be in time to git them green
goods for Deacon Jenks and thet gold
brick fer me!—Chicago American.
How to Grow Rich.
"I’ll tell yau a plan for gaining wealtH
Better than banking, trade, or leases;
Take a bank-noteand fold it up,
And then you will find your money In
creases.
This wonderful plan, without danger or
loss.
Keeps your cash In your own hands,
where nothing can trouble It,
And every time that you fold it across.
It’s as plain as the light of day that you
double it.”
—Girls’ Companion.
Twice Rejected.
Wederly—Was that your sister I
saw you with last evening?
Singleton—Yes; one of them.
“Why, I wasn’t aware that you had
more than one.”
“I have three. One by birth and
two by annexation.”—Chicago Daily
News.
Infinite Variety.
Mrs. Crabshaw—I made such a splen
did bargain to-day.
Mrs. Crawford—What was it, dear?
Mrs. Crabshaw—By paying five dol
lars to an employment bureau they
agree to send me a new servant.every
two weeks for a whole year.—N. Y.
Sun.
Willing; to Compromise.
She—Sir, if you persist in making
love to me every time you eall I shall
have to ask you to discontinue y6ur
visits.
He—Darling, be my wife, and I’ll
promise never to speak another word
of love to you as long as I live.—Chica
go Daily News.
Only Fair.
“The trouble is,” he said to the lady,
who believed in woman’s right to pro
pose, “that I’m inclined to doubt my
ability to support a family.”
“Well,’ she replied, “why not give me
the benefit of the doubt?”—Chicago
Record-llerald.
Prompt Car*.
“He isn’t such a rabid socialist as he
was.”
“No, one of his relatives converted
him.”
“How?”
“Died and left him some money.”—
Philadelphia Press.
Talking Shop.
Judith—0, yes, Andy talks shop
when he conies to see me, but I don’t
mind it a bit, somehow.
Nancy—What is Andy’s business?
Judith—O. he is a printer, and he’s
always talking about going to press.”
—Chicago Tribune.
A Terrifying Man.
Biggs—There goes a man who is
approached with fear and trembling
by all who have dealings with him.
Boggs—Ah! a criminal judge or
something of that sort, I presume.
“No, a dentist.”—Tit-Bits.
Society and the Stage.
Jasper—I see that another society
woman is going on the stage- I won
der what could induce her to do that?
Jumpuppe—Perhaps she way crowd
ed out by women of the stage who
have gone iato society.—Town Topic*.
HI* Mmlcnl Taste.
“Do you enjoy Ragtime music?”
“Yes,” answered Mr. Cumrox, “but
I’m too well-bred to own up to it ex
cept to close and trustworthy fiiends.”
—Washington Post.
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