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Show PAGE LODGE! THIS GHOST SWEARS , I ( v i . v Staff Special.) LONDON, Feb. fj. Did you ever hear of a ghost that used shocking language? London has one. "X'hat's more, formal for-mal complaint hs been made about it. Magistrate Uooth was presiding over the dull sessions of Thames pollen court when a short, elderly woman, evidently much perturbed, came forward for-ward : "Well, what can I do for you?" asked Rooth. "You can just lasuo a summons against a ghost. If you please!" "A what?" j "Ghost. G-h-o-s-t. ghost' It's a woman ghost and what's more, it uses I the most awful language.' I "Ctis-si" 1 That's very Interesting, bo- cause we have recently been told tho (next world Is not so perfect as we hud been led to believe. Wh.il do ymi wapt uie to do, Iny the ghot" "Do something. She hasn't lei me sleep for six months." "But I have no Jurisdiction over 'ghosts and the Ixindon bobbies :iren't , ghost-catchers. I tell you what you 'can do: get In touch with aorn of 'those spiritualist fellows. Sir Conan I oyle and Sir Oliver Lodge, for Instance. In-stance. "Thank VOU, I will," said the complainant, com-plainant, and left to see Doyle and Lodgi |