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Show one of the early registers of an ad Joining parish. This records tk burial of a man who died from fright HOUSE THAT WAS LOST AT CARES. after seiing the Kufford ghot. Ac cording to the generally accepted hoAND SOME HAUNTED PALACES ik f the ghost is that of a little old woman In black. Some people In the neighborhood credit Hu fiord abbey with the possession of two phantom lUrcuurt in Cavindbh house, it belonged to an earl of Oxford who tenants, the other spook being that of square, mhiij to le sacrificed to the was an inveterate card player. He a monk. This story finds read Ur nqulrenunu cf lam gambled away a flight of steps leadthe credulous and among dons trade and commerce, is one of ing to the house, and the winner in ht cause the house stands superstitious the many stately English homes which elated on having the stones catted. on an of old the site Cistercian rr.on are famed for the queer stories that he Hops have never bout replaced a story. attach to them. Its construction was nor has the gap been filled up. The The ghost of another monk. It h heffun In 17 2 2 by the first duke of unsightly blank still remains as proof aald. used to haunt Thornby hall, the Portland, who spared no expense to of the former owner's folly and to magnificent Northamptonshire nsl make It n fitting residence for one of point a moral for future gem rations. deuce of Sir James and Lady 1emler. the wealthiest peers of the realm. In The house, which Is one of the big An evil wraith he was, who had eon addition to the magnificent mansion gest in England, was built by the tracted the bad habit of walking there is u noble courtyard in front, famous Sir Hubert Walpole between about at with his head under with a massive forte cocberc, a fine 1722 and 173S. In the hunting Mason his arm night and with spectral fiugers . , pardon with wide spreading trees, and he used to keep open house there, und Krln.lne l.y (ho !.(, ,,, , fit for the horses of a king. (tables his neighbor. Lord Townshend. at lnva.lo.l (ho chamhor hlrh ho had One night two roeu played cards in Kaynham. frequently left his own for his own use. Some the groat house. They were the great home that lie might escape partlelpat appropriated structural changes were made in this irandfathcr of the present duke and lng In the noisy revels. Its reputation and since then. It Is deIhe earl of iiarcourt. Luck went stead- for hospitality, but of a much more apartment, clared, the monk has not been seen. ily against the duke, but still he play-f- decorous character, has now been rc Strangely enough, while those alteraon. At last. In a desperate effort stored to it under the tenancy of Col. tions were in progress the workmen to recoup himself for his l.alph Vivian, who recently had the came across a human slu leton brickhe staked his palatial residence on the good fortune to marry a rich Ameried up In n wall. The burial of the turn of a card and lost. can widow. skeleton Is supposed to have laid the Those were the days when debts of Ghosts, family curses, ghastly mys- ghost, but as to that the villagers henor were held sacred. But the law teries and weird secrets are asociat still have their doubts. New York of entail prevented the duke from ed with many of Kngland's famous Tress. transferring the house to his success- halls and castles. Klmbolton castle, HE WAS A GOOD BOUNCER. ful opjxjr.cat outright. It could not be the seat of the Manchester, Is rerfienated from the estate cf which It puted to have both a ghost and a St. Loula Fair Yarn About the Great formed a part. The matter was arsecret," and it is to be presumed that Leaper. ranged, however, by the earl execut- ere this the American duchess has The wireless telegraphy of the top a ninety-ninlease of the of both. The made the acquaintance ing year tower at was a favorite I.ouls St. property to the duke. ghost Is that of Queen Catherine of place for sight seers, says the Illinois The latter nobles heir was that ec- Arragon, the first wife cf the State Journal, and. while they gazed centric duke of Portland, whose matKing Henry VIII. It was here !n admiration at the picture of the fair spread before them, employes of the company used to have fun with the visitors and to throw In a few horrors not down on the programme. "Is the man going to jump off Bill? one would ask innocently, ts though jumping off were a part ot tho regular programme. The crowd starts back In amazement. Finally one young lady rocov-'rher breath and, looking timidly it the ground far below, asks, "Docs i man really jump off?" e ever-expandin- g d e much-marrie- d to-la- J? INVENTION. Curability of TuberculosI. The sanatoria, better than anything else, have demonstrated tho absoluto curability of tuberculosis, particularly wl,n treatel In tho early stages, write Dr. S. A. Knopf In the Worlds Work. Some of them report as many as 70 per cent of cures, tho great majority of which are lasting, as careful Inquiry among the discharged patients constantly prove, liven more remarkable results aro obtained In the treatment of rcrofulous and tuberculous children in special ranatoria located along the scacuast. In liurore, particularly in Trance, Holland and orc l!irn. 6oa. FpIoni:i.:ljr cqulprl sanatoria for that purpose. In tho United States we aavo thus far virtually none of these d.vi of institutions; 1 am, however, phased to stato that the New York Society for tho Improvement of the Condition of tho Poor contemplates establishing such a one. Distributor. The operation of the arc light haa been lately improved hy the use ol called a distributor, which what changes the appearance of tho lamp entirely. The use cf rrlsrcs Is now largely resorted to as a means of directing light rays to dark corners ant) places remote fiom windows and other fources of Illumination. Trlsms aro made use of In the arc light distributor for the purpose of concentrating tllo light in certain directions where mosi desired without completely shutting them off from the ether quarters. The arc light distributor Is especial- Arc-Ligh- t 1 y. s iur court House, Caveuidish Square that was Lost at Cards rimorial and other exploits, legendary and real, still furnish material for litigation by people claiming to be his heirs, and bring grist to the lawyers. - the ttovs n she died of cancer, according to some chroniclers, while others darkly hint at poison. According to the attendants her spirit still haunts the rooms and corridors in the chill gloaming or at the silent midnight hour. But, as befits its rank, it Is a dignified apparition and never shrieks or groans or cuts up any queer phantom capers. What ihe secret is has never been told to profane ears, but it is supposed to be associated with the same august personage. In the castle is a magnificent chamber, known as the Here, on every Hole queens. in accordance with a Thursday, custom which has been handto ed down from generation generation, the reigning duke and the immediate members of the family foregather and go through some odd ceremony, in wrhich, it is alleged, a hidden panel in the queens room plays an important part. If it had no other claim to distinction Kimbolton castle would still be richly worth preserving as the only house remaining in England which is the scene of an act in one of Shakespeares plays King Henry VIII in which the unfortunate Queen Catherine of Arragcn He had an aversion to publicity which amounted to a mania. That lie might be freed from the scrutiny of his neighbors he had erected on both sides of the garden enormous screens of ground glass, eighty feet high and 200 feet long. It was the same motive which impelled him to build the famous underground palace at Welbeck abbey, at a cost of $10,000,000. When it was announced that Har-couhouse was in the market it was heped for a time that some American e would purchase it a as residence a mansion and preserve one of the glories been that has long man from across no of London. But the Atlantic came to the rescue. The postal authorities have bought the garden, the stables and the glass screens, and on the grounds where the notori-cu- s duke was wont to hide himself from observation will be erected a postcffice and telegraph station. The louse itself, it is reported, will be waretransformed into a motor-ca- r house. Thus the old order giveth place to the new. Kcughton hall, the magnificent famRufford abbey, where the king often ily seat of the Chclmondeleys, in Norwith Lord and Lady Savile, stays folk, also has a queer gambling story a famous ghost whose authenboasts connected with it. the evidence of is vouched for by an entry In which Is still creserved. At one time ticity well-behave- rt multi-millionair- pg-llfP- Bill ignores her question, but to a cllow employe replies, No; since the accident 'last week they havent found i man to make tho jump. Everybody wants to know' about the accident and Bill explains: "The nneumatlc boots that they use to break the force of the fall were numped too full of air, so when he struck the ground he bounded back and kept bounding and was unable to stop. And how did they finally rescue him? asks the horror-strickeyoung lady. They didnt, replies Bill. He and bounding and final kept bounding to had shoot him to keep him ly they from starving to death. d, Bid silence A Serenade. to the melodious wall and sigh Hush that swee bird that sings thick-leavewild-ros- e d Within the cop pice! Die Away, soft voices of tho night thal brings Dreams nearer earth! Let but my voice Of countless strings! arise From where I linger, till the melody Ilush to lulld silence, as the black night flies, And shines the roseate dawn upon the sea. star above and its soft beaming sky Bend oer thy slumber. Gentle is the night! But thou hast passed thy plotted roses by For stranger trees and viewless valleys bright. Where sleeps the amaranth by tht soundless strfam; The breathing airs fall silent on thine ear. And music and sweet thoughts but feed thy dream. If in thy sleep thy folded spirit hear. Sleep is a sanctuary from the day. The fancys dwelling place, joys bosom fi iend, My Love to sleep has givn her thoughts away. Whom twilight stars and airy shapes A attend. And whispering winds, faint neath the dewy sky With urden of loves airs and hri-and feais The rising hone that' tremhles to a sigh! The ecstasy that has its spiings in 1 tears! ly designed for street illumination and particularly for the intei sections ol Etroots. It consists of four panels of plain glass and four prisms, and it will be easily seen from the cuts how these rnay be arranged to the end that tho rays will be more generously directed up and down the streets. The direct rays from tho light aro allowed to shine through the panels of plain glass and arc augmented by the rays diverted by the prisms. In this manner it Is said to be possible to illuminate the streets with fewer lights. Find Gold in Coal Mines. The latest gold mines are In coal mines, in Africa and America. Gold and silver are present In small quantities in the coal fields cf Wyoming. From the occurrence of iron pyritfy which Is distributed throughout the coal seam, it is suspected that this mineral carries the precious metals. The coke made from the coal Is used in the smelting work3 at Deadwood, S. D.. and averages from one to two pennyweights of geld a ton, which Is enough to compensate for high ash content. In South Africa the gold occurred in small seams' running through the quartzite ore, and in places was quite rich in gold, the ash being colored a bright purple by tho finely divided particles of metal. |
