TIIE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE- FRTDAX 3IORNINU, JA2SUARY 31, 189G.
Ihc Ghostly- Maifcs
:. Mills' Of Ailt
Irasi
By ELISABETH FUIXEN,
Author of "The Man from Aldone."
Copyright. lMHi, lijr tarlitllcr, Jihuaon j.t BjcUollm
SYNOPSIS.
Mlxs Prusllla Hrorkwuy, a mnldi-n lady.
SvIiik by her Heir In u villuKe m ur out- of
!hi coast cities of Maln. r ci-lvrs u Kit
Tall wllllo ulune In her house. She li.
!omes a - iHMlrMtlen -IiivhIM, und tln-ii'y
lends for her nephew und hi family fr i'ii
Musaarhusetis lo oiviipy her limine h:vI
Uike'rnrf of her. Coiliinu Brm-kway. his
iuilKhtsr, IsellKUHed lu he inuilled to Her
. i t Jeiiiiifoii, who IKes ill the elty near
Ann t iJiusllhi'M, mel'thls is un uddeil 111
ItH'eRuMit. They tlml Aunt Diusllla nerv
iiis and dlciuioi ial. Slir hits a room In
:he front .urt of the house where she ol
fc'rves uml overyees everything that Koe.-t
)ii. t'oi liina roiic-enlH her ensaifiniunt
Yom Aunt Druxlila, hut oho evening by ue--hleut
neiai d an eiitra .etronif nip ot
lea for the old lady who i kei.t awake
and hears Herbert kissing Corlntui In the
Dull. She summons t'orlnna'H mother an 1
li ariiH the name of i'urliiim' Intended, an I
lit onre sunei ts that he Is the Kiandson
Df a man with whom her father om e ha I
it iiiarrel. This timix out to b the i ii -e.
the idd lady Is eni-atied, and threatens to
haunt th rouble if they marry. She dies,
and the young people lit tip the room fur
their private purlor. Tlie lalher of iiin
na Insists that a eaiefully t lieilshd plin
toKraph of Aunt Dinssill.i shall he Ufpt
.n the room, and It Is placed In Its old place
on the muntle-iilece. Kvery evening Her
bert ooines out on the electric, car lo
Kpend the evenitiK "h I'orlmia.
I'ART I IT.
Hut from the day that Aunt Pru
'lllu's iiicture wan restored to its old
Mace Curlniiu'M pleasure In the room
kh
"What It It?" He Aslicd llcr.
was subtly blighted. The next morn
Jnfj When she entered It, bIiikIuk. vfltll
a duster In hor hand, the llrst thlni?
which- Khe saw was the photograph,
that lay fucp downward tiiiirn the Moor
about three feet In front of the lire
place, n If it hud leaped from Its sta
tion on the mantel shelf. Corinmi took
It up and replaced it, without thmiRht.
Hut she felt a curious little shudder.
She went on Hlnciiiff In her elenr and
pleasant voice while ."he dusted the
hooks, arranged In neat radiation
mil ml the crocheted himi mat on the
table in the center of the room. All
at once she saw the photograph stir,
then stand upright, totler und spring
toward her, fulling to the- lloor. A su
perstitions terror seized Corliina: her
breath stopped mid her hands became
cold und moist as, she stood, not during
to remove her R.iiie from the object ot
hor fears. She could hear her mother
beutitiK es:s:s In the kitchen, her father
chopping wood in the Irnrn, the noise of
the electric cur that had passed the
house and was speeding down the slope
of the hill toward Neighbor Dunn's.
These everyday sounds dissolved the
Hpell. t'orinna would not be silly: she
finished her task, dusting everything
conscientiously. Hut until she was
Pimples, blotches, blackheads,
Ted, rough, and oily skin, prevented
by Cuticura Soap, the most elect
ive skin purifying and beautifying
soap in the world, as veil as pur-
est and sweetest for toilet and nur
sery. The only preventive of p;;:;
ples, because the only preventive cf
inflammation of the pores.
Bold thf nghont t!w irnrW. UH:h trw F. J'--r-ii.T
Sim, I, Kit s MwjTiUt . Irili . i'.n .,
iAua A CuMUict,C"n.'.. ' iw.. ,...- i
An accumulation of over $50,000 worth of Fine Diamonds, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Gold and Silver Watches, Clocks, Silverware, Cut Glass,
Opera Glasses, Scarf Pins, Rings, Gold and Gold Plated Chains, Cuff Buttcms, BrcocSies, Ear Rinrjs, Musical Instruments, &c.
i . These goods must be sold at once, as they are unredeemed pledges. No such opportunity was ever offered to tha public before. The stock will b- disposed of at auction, commencing
SATURDAY
Hours of Sale From 9 to, 12 a. m., 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p. m. Every body invited. It will cay you to call. Great bargains can bs
pledged for small amounts, and purchasers will have an opportunity for buying at One-Third Regular Price.
NO GOODS MISREPRESENTED DURING
BROKERS AND JEWELERS,
do
finite ready to leave the room she left
the photograph where It lay. Finally
(he picked It up. uverting her eyes
from It. und set it In Its place. Then
hhe hastened away.
That evening when Corlnna, accom
panied by Herbert, openetl the door of
tile parlor the likeness of Aunt Uru
si Ma was lying upon the carpet.
"The old lady lias tumbled off her
perch." tmld Herbert, with scant rev
erence. And he set her up again.
He did not see the fright In Oorinna's
eyes. All that evening the girl sat with
her shoulders toward the picture; If It
sprang down again she did not wish to
see that. Once, indeed. It seemed to
her that she heard a light thing strike
on the lloor; but at that moment Her
bert was reading aloud and the cur was
passing, so that she could not be per
tain. When he arose to go away she
followed him into the entry without
looking buck.
At all events, tlie following morn
ing fhe found the photograph prone
upon the carpet, and there she let it re
main. The strange contest of wills be
tween herself und the. uncanny piece of
pnstehourd dispirited ami wearied (V
riuna. Kinally she put the photograph
away In the table drawer and hoped for
peace. She did not wish to conllde her
fear to Herbert: of course. It was a
fanciful dread, und ho would laugh nt
it. Neither would she let the charm tif
the parlor be spoiled for him as it was
for her.
Hut one evening as she watcher for
Herbert's coming her father, who was
adjusting: a wlndow-stinde roller In her
little parlor, culled lo her: Torlnny,
where is uunt's plcter'.'"
She saw the gleam of the car light
down the road, but she mur.t run to
llnd tlie photograph. Her father took
it in his hand.
"A pleasant likeness. T-ooks almost
pooty," he commented, He tiHd,hold
ing It. ntudylug tlie face. Then he heard
tlie sound of the approaching car.
There, run along, Corinny," ho bade
her, good-naturedly.
And, nut to mar the lovers' meeting,
he remained just where h" was. Rusting
at the picture until he Judged II discreet
to uppear and welcome young Jennlson.
Then he set Aunt Hrusilla In her place
and went out into the entry, (ilitd to
see you. Herbert," he said, cordially.
Hut late that evening t'orinna heard
again the light Impact of tlie paste
board as It fell to the lloor: and again
she wduIiI not look at it, but waited
until the wholesome daylight should
companion her. when she would lift the
evil thing; and put it in its own plate.
More than once lu the clays lliut fol
lowed Corlnna thought of destroying
the photograph, but that would dis
please her father. Moreover, what
would be the use, since if tlie ghost of
Aunt iJrusillu really took that menus
of disturbing the lovers, no doubt her
unkind spirit could llnd other ways to
the same end. Coriuiia decided to bear
tl:ese p;t-mortcm spites as she had
borne the whims and railings of'Aunt
lM'tisllIu In the flesh, lint the girl began
to grow pule and thin; there was an
anxious pucker In her pretty, white
brow; her manner was listless and ner
vous. Her mother noticed this change
In t'orliitui; hut, having decocted und
prescribed -a tonic of bitter herbs, she
plunged headlong Into "spring denn
ing," which from that moment occupied
all her mind. Heslde ("orlnna declared
that nothing was the matter with her.
"And spring weather lets everybody
down," Sarah Hrorkttr.y concluded.
One gusty, rainy evening of late April
It seemed to Herbert that as he und
t'orinna entered tlie parlor together she
sturted ns if frightened. "Whut is It?"
he asked her.
"Nothing, nothing," answered Co
rlnna. lie looked at her. Her lips were
apart with fear, she was pule, staring
at something that lay upon the floor
near tlie fireplace. Herbert was cur
rying the lighted lamp; be went for
ward to examine tlie object.
"Why "it is only Aunt Prusilla's pho
tograph." He picked It up and set It
cm the mantel f-helf.
"Hut but how came It down there?"
said the girl with a shivering voice,
"My dear child tlie wind blew It
down. These old houses let in all sorts
of little draughts around the windows."
"No, It was not the wind," tuid Co
rlnna, with the hi' t of l.o-iclers con
viction. "Herbert. I meant not lo say
anything about It. beinir.e. .f course,
you will laugh ut me. Kvery evening,
whether the wind blows or not. that
picture quitst Its place. Kvery morning
I find it on the floor. While you are
rendlof? to me that dreadful thing tot-t"i-s
forwardand then b aps off the shelf
toward us. I didn't want you to know
about It. I thought I could keep it
from you. because you ulvvuys sit with
your back that way. Hut tonight
we staid awhile talking with father und
mother and Aunt liiusllla had been
mentioned. And and Herbert. I'm
afraid of her! You know what i he said
that she-would haunt us!" The blue
eyes of the girl were strained, with ter
ror; there was a husky tremor In her
voice.
"Don't be afraid," said her lover.
"That was easy for Aunt Drusllla to
say but they don't come back from
the other world. She didn't have any
commutation ticket when she went over
the Stygian ferry that we read about
Mill
.'
'I:
Sho Saw the I'hotosmph Totter and
Sprlus Toward llcr.
and old Mr. Charon, of Charonsville,
won't deadhead her this way again."
So, staid with reason and comforted
with the classics or, rather, such very
slight and second-hand acquaintance
with them us they had the lovers
passed a pleasant evening. Thrice, in
deed, did the likeness of Aunt VJrtl
silla stir und pilch forward as if to
menace them, then stapger und drop to
the floor. Much time did Herbert, who
had seated himself where he could keep
un eye on the Image of the hag. take
her up tenderly and replace her on
the Rhelf.
"Will you set where you're sot?" he
inquired of her sternly, quoting an ad
monition of Neighbor Dunn to her
youngest child, who on one occasion in
Ills presence had been an unquiet pas
senger in the electric car.
Hut 'tis no use Jesting with ghosts;
for all that we call them " old true
penny" and "old mole," they chill the
marrow of tlie bones and prick the hair
on end. So when Herbert hud set Aunt
Drusllla In place for the third time lie
ceased reading find fell on thought.
Corlnna watched him anxiously. Kinal
ly he spoke, consulting; his timepiece:
"We will read thirteen minutes
more," said lie. "Then we will listen
ut the same time keeping our eyes
fixed on that bewitched old photograph.
T'nless I am mistaken, Corlnna, we
shall learn something to- our advan
tage." She was puzzled, but all her trust was
In Herbert. Ten minutes were gone,
and she hitched her chair a little tvurer
to his: when lie held out the dial of
his watch to show her that twelve min
utes had passed die slipped her Utile
linger into his hand with the action of
a timid child. Then they heard a far
away sound that mixed with the wind
anil the rush of the rain, but was more
unvarying und stronger than those.
"That is the electric car," said Her
bert. "Steady, Corlnna! Look nt your
aunt."
And truly, Just as the car thundered
by, the photograph of Aunt Drusllla
reared Itself like a viper and leup.'d
from the mailt I shelf. Cortnnu gave a
slight scream and sturted to her feot.
Hut Herbert was laughing.
"I ought to have thought of that lit
once," he said. "Don't you understand.
Corlnna? There's a ledge of rock that
runs across the street und by this sld.
of the house. Thut Is the reason that
the glass cannot take deep root lure,
und turns yellow; that Is why the old
birch bii.". pulled up stakes to tun
ptvuy. When the car goes over the
ledge It Juts this room and makea the
photograph Jump. That Is all, truly,
iny dear ghl. 1 will lay the ghos;t for
you; I will bring a neat and lather
solid frame for the picture tomorrow.
And I warrant you that from this cut.
Aunt Drusllla v.lil behave herself."
Herbert kept bis word, bringing n
heavy standing frame in gilt metal.
Holinan livockway thought It very
badsonme la the future son-in-law te
do such honor to the aunt who had beer
ungentle to the l;iv is.
"I take It very kind of you, Heibert."
he said. " Tin right, 'ti.-t accordin' p
religion. You're kind o' heu:i!u' oub
of fire onto her head, a-glttlu' thut nlcr
frame for her picler. It shows a goi!
disposition In ou, Herbert. An' tim;
nruinlsca well for Corlnny's happlncs!".
I guess she's (loin' well to marry you."
And Aunt Drusllla as woman, ghojt
::r photograph troubled them no more.
tTho end.)
FKOF. COLES IOit FEBRUARY.
Mars and Venus will walk hand In
hand milll the 21st inst. They will
hen take their departure and leuve bid
Mother Karth to miner the harvest of
arcs that thry have so freely sown
roudcast over the earth. They will
vltiiess the shadows of sorrow that the
un's c( 11: ' will cast upon the south
astr i n coast of South America. South
rn Africa and the Antarctic oceans on
he l.'Ith Inst, und that the moon's
cllpse will cast over Kurope. Asia and
Vfrica and in part to Australia the
11 P
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y
a1
m as
: ft
WW
HE
MORNING,
V, eastern extremity of South Amer
ica, and the Atlantic ocean on the
esth Inst. These rhudows forebode
trouble to nil upon whom tl".-'
fail. flouth Amrricn. Africa lir-d iv-'
Island In th AtUMIe and Antar-.',:
oceans will be sot unm by fortl.". .
i otlorts and there will he wars n: t'
fearful docu'' anion? the savages for
the next two or three years. Amerioa
will be free from all these evllomers
lui Ing the year 'of 1S56. Business wll!
revive and America, "the home of
the brave and the land of the free," will
be the envy of all nations on earth.
Mars will continue to show his au
thority this month and 'will laugh at
the high wind gales, storms, tornadoes,
floods and cyclones that will sweep
many parts of the country like mad.
In our Storm and Sign Calendar In
Storms and Signs, we have set danger
signals on all the days from the 10th
to lth, and from the 23d to the 2'Jth.
Terrible gales, gales unprecedented,
will sweep over many sections of the
Old Country and America, between the
first and the middle of the month: as
the gaseous matter will pass away
from the sun during that time and
cause blizzards that will nearly reach
the equator, unless the electric cur
rents are "growned" by nature, then
Instead of hard storms, an earthquake
will be the result. Strange phenomena
will be seen In the heavens. A new
and very large comet Is heading for the
earth and will be visible to the large
telescopes Eome time in March or April.
The comet that I discovered last fall
can now be seen by the linked .eye In
the Knstern horizon In, the early morn
ins time after S o'clock. The position
of tho plunets foretell the coming of
an unexpected and serious poi.ocal
question and a religious war threat.
The earth la now in sign Leo (the lion),
opposed by sign Aquarius (the water
man), who will try to drown the earth
if possible. If high wind gales pass
over the country on or about the 12th.
13th or 14th of the month, then the evil
forces of nature will soon retire und
great prosperity, peace and happiness
will be In store for America, and Amer
ica or.ly. A strange Aurora light will
take place In the Southern Seas on or
about the 2r.th Inst. A tornado will
sweep the Atlantic City sometime be
tween the 1st und l.'th. A strong elec
tric current has been running from the
Northeust to the Southwest for 2.1 con
secutive days and when the reaction
sets In there will be trouble and the ele
ments will war.
Words of tVnrnlnu.
Fearful deeds among the savages will
continue In the old country In the face
of all protests by Christian nations.
Mars and Venus will be within one de
gree of each other on the !Hh and an
epidemic of diphtheria or scarlet fever
will be almost sure to follow.
The earth Is now In sign Hon, (tlie
Hon l opposed by sign Aquarius, (the
waterman) who will try to drown the
earth If possible.
The financial gale will continue to
sweep over the country for a short time.
Cheer up. AH the storms will soon be
over, then we will all be rolling In
clover.
The position ot the planets foretell the
French Injection Compound
fnrft potUlTriy, qulrkly. (not merely rticrlu.)
Guuruiifel ur money refunds I. Avoid dnpRci'ttuii
rtmieUleft. Prii50ntHr iHittle. Six lion !
(will cure tuyeres t cue) w;nt prr paid. fcuro (iuiu
observation, with on If ncteutKlciily maUu tyrluKu
w any auureis iur fj.iv.
;R. LOliB'S COOK PUEE
nl sufferer cf HiROt-'S OF VOL' "II,
.VI VlbOK and UISEASES ot' Ml N AMi
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i li t'y cji:tldflitl', uu'l a I otitlr uniek urn
in ma'-nh iM mutter hew lrmgr m.-tndins, I
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320 X. IStn St., Philadii . In
1 yearn' ceMiiiu us vrm:t.ce.
lUult in 4 weeks.
For sate by JOHN H. PHELPS, Pharmacist, cor. Wyoming Avenue aiJ
Spruce Stroac Sera man rV
SHERIFF SSALB
ULSTERS
AND
OVERCOATS
MEN'S ASd 'eOYS' SUITS
AT
Greatly Reduced Prices.
111 LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Corner Franklin Avenu?.
EEhEI
oonilnf? of an unexpected and serious
; I.d:tlcal q tics--1 ton that will affect the
i cl i.-t h cr.d rtatv.
' ; -i'!s pa'.s over thp
".'. the 12th, txth or
' evil forces
of nature will soon retire and great
l-.oai.tty. j.tac and happiness will
in More ur America, and America
only.
A strange aurora light will' take place
In the southern seas on the first of this
month and In the northern seas on or
about the LT.th Inst.
There will be one or two beautiful
sunset scenes this month for the tlrst
time since the month of November.
Prepare for fearful storms or an
earthquake.
Watch out for high wind gales be
tween the loth and 15th.
America will not be able to see the
eclipse of the sun but she will feel the
effects of If.
Ithor troubles will arise In America
and lead to high crimes.
Xew issues will spring up and absorb
the inituiti of our law and order makers
yet there Is no danger of war. War In
America Is out of the question.
Special Wnrniiir.
Special warning Is hereby given to all
pn rents to gourd their children well; for
the evil influences that Mars will exert
upon earth this month will excite the
nt rvoiis system of all children, not born
under th idanet Mars, and many chil
dren will become almost Insane through
the unseen evil influences that Mars
will exert. And, unless they are well
watched, and protected many children
will have their nervous system chocked
beyond all hopes of recovery.
Professor C. Coles,
Kdltor Htornis and Signs.
Kingston, Ha.. 1'. S. A., Jan. 2H. IV.IG.
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V 11AK II WO Ot! SiOUY.
This Is a Viur Harbor story, and the
man who told it to me declares ,he was
there when it happened. There Is a
Washington family of tno ultra-exclusive
sort, whose summer home Is un
there on th Maine coast. They have
kinsmen in the neighborhood, and one
evening, unite unexpectedly, one of
thflr rural unties dropped In on them
to make an indefinite stay. They
wouldn't for worlds have been rude to
him. lint he was dreadfully In the way,
so they gave him a ticket to the per
formance if the "Messiah" and sent
him off to hear the oratorio, lie went.
Next morning at breakfast one of hhi
nieces asked hint how he liked It.
"Wall," said he, "I guess I klnih
liked it, but it wn'n't very funny. There
was nothin' funny in It, so fcr as I iw,
but one thing, liosli! thut wus funny."
"U'liat wus thut, uncle'."' the niece
asked. ,
"Waal," said the old man, "there was
nlRh a dozen old muids got II. and
snug, i-'er unto us a Klipj: Is given;
unto ua a Son is born,' An" lis miou as
they said It a loi of fellows back of
them Jumped up an' began to shout,
"Wonderful. wonderful :' "Washing
ton Post.
team.
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hioh cn3t one for inly. biifctnrsoriunrrUi:i. II
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liic back tho lnli jr;t,ir to ao riicckad r
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The largest Pi ece
of w
EVER SOLD FOR
TO our patrons:
Washburn-Crosby Co. wisli to assure their many paf
rons that tlicy will this year hold to their usual custom
of nilllinK S'lRICTLY OU WHEAT until the new crop
Is fully cured. New wheat is now upon the market, and
o'vhin to the excessively dry weather many millers nro
of the opinion that tt H already cured, and in proper
condition for milling. Waslihurn-Crosby Co. will tak
uu risks, and will Allow tlie new wheat fully thre
uionlhs to mature hetore RrinJins.
This careful utlention to every detail of milling haa
C laced WH&!iburnCruby Co.'s flour far above othef
rands.
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SOFT STEEL'hORSE:SHOES
nud a full stock of Wagon Makers' Supplies, Wheels,
Hubs, Rims, Spokes, Shafts, Poles, Bows, etc.
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