The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, February 23, 1910, Image 3
THE CIT1ZKN, WEDNESDAY, FEU. SKI, 1010. YOUNG GIRL IS AN AUTO-HYPNOTIST Simpl .-. . n . r i t anucn ui 1 mice iiu i ward Island Thought Her Possessed By Devil ! ODD SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENA ; Nocturnal Fits Follow Strenuous Objection to a Slster-ln-Law- Whole Region Hypnotized, Doctor Thinks Island Wrouoht Up. Charlottotown, P. K. I. The French farmers of New Zealand, a small Bettloment at the extreme east ern end of Prince Edward Island, have been thrown into a statu of In tense norvous excitement by a scries of supernatural pnenomena surrounu- ( Ins a young woman named uninene. i has helped, too. for all their games The Ignorant farmers believe the girlth.-,t havo taken women out Into the is possessed of a devil, and the Rev. o;iei have been thus decreed by style. Father Walkor of Rollo Bay. tho par- or course, the girl of the humblor ish priest, has been Importuned to j classes has not the chance to do perform tho ceremony of exorcism i ve'.op that the girl in college bas, but once resorted to for the purpose of the schools that have been providing curing those possessed of devils. 'nxalums and physical training Tho girl is abutit 20 years old. te rers. evon in tha lower grades. Since tho death of her parents shar,.' by those modern "chances tho has been keeping house for her broth ers, small fanners of New Zealand. Several months ago the eldest brother lnformod his sister that he intended to marry a young woman in the neigh borhood. Miss Chinene Immediately burst into a fit of rage and declared that "sho would as soon have a devil in the family as that girl." That night the household was aroused by loud noises, which seemed to come from all parts of tho house. Thon the voice of the girt, shrieking in agony, wns heard from her room. The brother, fearing his sister waa being murdered, nished to the girl's room, followed by other members of the family. When they opened the door, they declare, they saw the young woman floating in the air several feet above hor bed. She was talking incoherently and in language much different from that used by her in ordinary conversation. Tho girl finally sank back on her bed nnd fell into a natural sleep. When she awoke the next morning she said she knew nothing 'of the occurrences. Night after night the same perform ance was repeated. News of the happenings soou leak ed out among the farmers and those simple people came to believe that the girl by her sacrilegious remark concerning her prospective sister-ln-aw had given herself over to the evil eno. The girl developed clairvoyant powers while in wTiat seemed like a hypnotic trance and told her visitors how much money they had with them. She was also able to repeat the ad dresses and contents of letters in their pockets, or at least she per suaded them that she could. The local doctors were called in to treat the girl, but they could do noth ing. Next the parish priest's assist ance was sought, but earnest prayers seemed to be unavailing. The excite ment in the neighborhood became eo Intense that Father Walker issued a notice to parishioners forbidding any further visits to the home of tho young woman. Several physicians were finally summoned from this city for consulta tion. Among them was Dr. Peter Con roy, chief of staff at the Charlottotown Hospital. Dr. Conroy declares that there is nothing in the case which annot be explained by science. His theory Is that the young woman is an nuto-hypnotist with "obsessive influ ences." He also advance the theory that by involuntary hypnotism she creates delusions in the minds of those around her. All efforts to relieve Miss Chinene having been unavailing, her health as given way under the strain and she was brought to the Falconer Hos pital for the Insane In this city. Modi leal attention will there be given her with a view to ridding her of the strange conditions which have been afflicting her. SPORTING INSTINCT RESPONDED. Squire Awoke to Gaze Into Glittering Eyes of Rug Muff. Richmond, Va.--J. A. Spears, a fox hunting squire of Southern Virginia, startlod passengers on a train com ing Into Richmond by emitting a wild haloo as ho awoke from a nap. Friends ran to the man, who had leaped to his feet and waa staring llko a sleepwalker at a handsome gray rug muff carried by a young woman pas senger. The glittering eyes of a fox head had mot his gaze as Mr. Spoara awoke. Waited Ten Years for Pay Day. Chardon, Ohio. Hope of being paid some day never died out in the breast of M M. IIosHler, humane agent, who In his ten years' of service has had to mako many midnight drives for ar rests and Investigation of complaints and pay several hundred dollars out of his own pocket for livery hire, A statute passed in 1898 has Just been found that entitles Mossier to $25 a month. Her Twenty-sixth Child. Niagara Falls, N. Y. Mrs. Philip W. Webster, forty-two years old, cava) birth here to her twenty-sixth child. She married at the see of sixteen, riro pairs of twins and one set of triplets were Included in the number, hot none of them lived. Hit HUSKY WOMAN COMING Praf. D. A. Sargent of Harvard Sayi Gentler Sex It by Exerclaa Becoming Sterner. ' Cambrld?e. Mas. Prof. Dudley A. Sargent, physical director of Harvard I'lllYI-rsll V fnmim. j . .-inj, inuiuu BLiniibiii c.rt;ii t who has tasted the Rtretirth and ,en- ..,,, , ....... uuiance of many famous athletes, In chiding Annette Kellerman. Jim .lot fries, Sandow, llackenschnildt, as well as .lack Johnson and Peter the (Ireat, 7n "ire eing rcjl vnluo of profed physlclal deval- . opment and are In a fair way to over I tuke the sterner sex In pursuit of this aivbition. I "Women." he says, "are comlnc In to their own. ThHjliave begun to j realise that the suiext way to attain I both health ami good looks Is through exercise. The modern wom an has progressed physically; many new games have taken her out into the open, such as golf, tennln, horse-ba-k riding and swimming. AH these things have tended to pive the girl's body a chance to develop. Fnshlon wo nn have more opor'unlty to aid th.ir physical well being, for thoy are less retarded than men by worry and buciness cares. Moreover, the better c!h do not smoke or dissipate as mywh as the men. Smoking takes ovi.iy the appetite and also stops c ovth. To day our modern woman h . niede up for sreat many of th'.e years in which Iter sisters stood Still." 'PAID TO ENTER HEAVEN." Former Parishioner Sues Pennsyl vania Minister for $5,000. Pittsburg. In a suit for $5,000 filed against the Rev. William J. Herre, of Bellevue, James Annable, of Iloso Point, Lawrence County, a former par ishoner, alleges that he gavo land worth this amount to the minister five years ago to insure his admittance to heaven. Annable alleges in his complaint thut it was understood the minister was not to dispose of the land until after the soul of Arinnblo had reached heaven. Annable goes on to say that he was forced to take a trip South for his health, and that upon his return he found that the minister had dis posed of the property. He naively ends his complaint by saying he has ascertained there is another method to get to heaven, and that this method Is much more sure than entrance by purchase. CjODOOOOOOOODOODODOOOOOOOOO Q Black D0II3 Hereafter. Wilmington, Del. -After . a lively debate on the question whether colored children should play with and fondle white dolls the same as white children, or use black dolls, as a matter of race pride, the congregation of St. James's A. M. E. Church de rided that colored mothers must purchase black dolls for their children. George W. Benson of this city and the Rev. R. T. Pennington of Clifton Mills Colored Mission presented opposing views, after which the congregation voted for black dolls. The congregation also came to the conclusion that In heaven negroes would still be black, and that they had better stick to their own color on earth. ;ooccccccccccc SPEAK GENTLY TO CENTRAL. Copenhagen Telephone 'Exchange Catches Words on Gramophone. Copenhagen. Denmark. Exasperat ed telephone users who have been In dulging In harsh language to tho tele phone girls have been brought to book by the telephone administration. At first the identification of the of fenders was difficult. Then a gramo phone apparatus was installed in the central exchange, on which all un seemly language was recorded. Some of the worst offenders were Uicn summoned to the directors' of fice. Whou they denied the charge thoy were convicted by an exact repe tition in their own voices of their hasty remarks. Telephone manners and language In Copenhagen are now greatly Im proved. SAYS STUDENTS USE DRUGS. College Paper Makes Charge at Wash ington and Jefferson. Washington. Pa.- The college weok ly at Washington and Jefferson Col lege declares that the students of the Institution are widely addicted to the use of drugs, "The habit has grown to an alarming degree," says the pa per, "and somo measures should be taken at once to stop It." The publication further charges that the habit Is especially prevalent at examination time, the purpose be ing to sharpen the wits of the men to prepare for the tests. Owns Litter of Striped Pigs. Wet Capo, Manitoba. In a litter of sereo pigs owned by Isaac Harris, a farmer, Is one striped lengthwise like a Oeorgta watermelon, and as other striped like a sebra. PCXXXOOOOOCOOOCOOO' j etuiFo of , ley Comet"! By PRO!. DOC-LITTLE. vcoccocccccocccococooccr For ninny months astronor. -vrv died and photographed one h rev; in of the sky In which they ki ill .t thin wonderful comet of Kk -w 'Id appear. rtnnlly, on September 11, news received from tha observatory ht 1 Edmund Halley. delberg that It had been photogrnihe- by a long exposure of a delicate plir (. graphic plate. Photographs were ni"'l of It on each of the three folio In nights at the Lick Observatory, I California, and three days later it w first actually viewed with the through tho great telescope of li Yerkes Observatory, near Chicago. Thus, there has again entered ;li sky this wonderful object, which at least 2,000 years has been stead ' pursuing Its great patli around ( sun. Every seventy-six years thrc out the centuries it has reappeared ' past ages always a source, of aston ment and torror, but to us a beaut : : object which by Its orderly niotiot: fords a striking evidence of the ivi fection to which mathematical a--tronomy has been brought. Halley's comet has always been Fig. 2 Path of Halley's Comet Abou! the 8un. On May 18 the Earth Will Be at A and the Comet at B. brilliant and striking object in the sky. Consequently there are many accounts of It at Its successive reap pearances, but only from the moBt re cent of these can any Information ol its real appearance be derived, ex cept the certainty that it was very bright. Of its appearance in the year A. U nnd the amazement of the people are represented on a tapestry 280 fee; 837. for example, it is said that "In the midst of the holy days of Easter a phenomenon always fatal and of sad omen appeared In the sky. From th Fig. 3 Halley's Comet from a Draw ing Made on Oct. 15, 1835. time that the 10m pel or had perceived It ho gave himself no rest. A change of reign and the death of a prince are announced by this sign, he said. Of Its appearance in 1066, the comet and tho amazement of the people me represented on a tapestry 230 feet long, which was made by tho wife of William the Couquerer at this time. Hut Its most celebrated appearance was In 1456, throe years after the cap turo of Constantinople by the Turks. Men then feared that It portended the downfall of Christianity, it was de scribed as lane and terrible, extend ing one-third of the way across the entire heavens, of a brilliant sold col- nv s ! AIL Jit' : l ; ; or and presenting tho aspect of a wav ing flame. At Its appearance In 1769 It won rery bright, with a tall nearly 50 do erees long, bat lying so far south of the celestial equator that it could only be seen to best advantage in tho Southern Hemisphere. At Its last ap pearance, In 1833, It was brighter than e-enty-slx yours earlier, but of a sn.aller size, its trail then exloudlnn o a distance of 15 degrees, or about 'h'-'ty times the distance across the ui' on. This was the first cotuet ever roctig i.' ad as moving In a closed path about tho sun, and of which the roturn was pfedictod. This was done by tho as tr nomor Halley, a contemporary ann 'i '-nil of Sir Isaac Newton, who, after i wing for the retarding pull of Ji'p; c - snd Saturn, confidently predicted ' .if the comet would again be see.:: ti 'he spring of 17S9. The positions of tho comot in IN ; h are shown in Fi(r. 2. It will ren'-'i point C, 65,000.000 miles dlstan' r:i tho sun, on April IS. It paspe ',rgh the plane of the earth's orb ' I! on May 18, on which dato its ti'I -l stretch out in the piano of t!i "i 'Hi's orbit to an enormous distanc. " tly away from the sun. One day t tho earth will reach this point f ts orbit, and as It is thon only 1 1, ' 1 ' f'OO miles from the comet, it will P'obnhly plow dltcctly through the tni'. It Is possible that at that time "b nuige, yellow, phosphoresce-' ?'o v" may be notified In our atnvis .r re, as was described by one oh server when the earth passed throi i'j !Ko tail of the comet In 1861, but Tie enormous tall is so exceedingly rare- ri3. 4 The Path of Halley's Comet Among the Stars. '1 that probably no other unusual ilil'carance will be observed. Tiie comet Is now moving westwur ii the border of the constellation T.i . r'in. but on account of its great d: ante from us its motion is very slo It will follow the path Indicated i i ig. -I, moving westward to Pisces mil then turning eastward again, it motion during May, while the come' nearest us, being extraordlnai llv rapid. It will probably become vis; b'e to the naked eye during Janua'y. Since the sun is moving along t': path A B and reaches the loop i March, the comet will be seen in t':e evening sky until March 23. It wili then pass west of the sun and very near this body, remaining iu tin morning sky until May 18. . After thi date it will again return to the even ing sky and run very rapidly eastwa-d During this time It will probably be a magnificent object, which, by its gre il brightness and rapid motion, will at tract the attention of every observer. A Disappointing Witness. Deacon Stephen Potter, one of the piouoers of Utica, Now York, was a man of great eccentricity hut higli moral character. "The deacon will speak the truth and shame the devil," was often said of him. On one occasion a friend was en gaged in a lawsuit in regard to some land a few miles from Utica. He held the land at a high price. Dur ing the trial he called Deacon Potter as a witness, to prove how valuable the land was. The deacon was sworn and asked if he knew the land. "Yes," he replied, "I know every foot of It" "What do you think it worth, Mr. Potter?" was the next question. The old man paused a moment, and then said, slowly, "If I had as many dollars as my yoke of oxen could draw on a sled on glaze Ice, I vow --I would not give -a dollar an acre for it!" The Telepost, This Is a new electrical device br .vhlch it Is claltnod that letters ro be sent by telegraph for less than t!v present charge for a ten-word iiie sage. This cheapening of the tele graph Is made possible, according t' 'he claims of the Inventors, because with this device the capacity of Uih wires is greatly Increased and ordi nary telephone wires can bo used without Interfering in the slightest with the telephone business conduct ed over them. The inventors claim that letters will be sent from New Voik to San Francisco by telegraph for 2fi cents iu the near future. Hence the name lelepost. A company has already been formed and the systom In being tested in different parts of i'ie country. The Berbers, Tho people who are making so much double for- Spain in Morocco are knoA'ti as "Ilerbers," one of the most M.v-Ient and fanatical races of whom l.,..iory speaks. Throughout all the centuries since Christ they have re j .".ned, as they were long before t'Vrist came, savage nomads, uncon ij lured, proud, fanatical, their hand ng.tlnst all mankind nnd living off their plunder, their flocks and thoir herds. They number about 2,500,000. They have but an apology for u writ ten language, and speak a corruption of Arabic. THE CURFEW AT CHERT8EY. Romantic Association of a Surrey Vil lage with the Sundown Bell. At sundown the little Surrey vlllags of Chertsey, Knglnnd, will re-echo tc the tolling of tho curfow bell, which. In accordance with ancient custom, la sounded overy evening from Sep tember 29 to March 25. It Is appropriate that Chertsey should thus maintain the custom for the villago hns interesting "cur few" associations. The curfew bell which hung in Chertsey Abbey tolled for tho funeral of Henry VI., murdered In the Tower of London nnd hurried to Chertsey to be burled "without priest, clerk, torch or taper, singing or snylng." The abbey was also the sceno oi the romantic legend which relates how Illanche Heriot, to Bave her lover Neville, nephew of Wnrwlck the King maker, condemned to die at sundown, climbed tho curfew tower nnd Held the clapper of the great bell. The story, always popular locally, attained wido fame whon Mr. Clifford Harrison embodied it in his poem "The Legend of Chertsey." Since then reciters' audiences have probably had their fill of It. Wild Horses In France. The smnll white horses of the Ca margue (delta of the Rhone), now in number some 2,000 only, wander about the seemingly boundless steppes at full liberty. They are captured from time to time and used to thresh tho corn, They are supposed to have been first Introduced by the Romans and afterward by the Saracens. Dut according to M. Huzzard, "whatever their origin, whether for eign or native, the horses of the Camnrgue to-day are the product al most exclusively of the influences of the environment in which they have propagated from time immemorial." M. Gayot describes the horse of tho Camargue as small agile, good-tempered, spirited, courageous. In the opinion of Prof. Magne, the horse of the Camargue must live in a wild state, and the first effect of Improv ing the sanitation of the Island will be the disappearance of Its horses. Nlnteenth Century. Improved Annunciator. Tho uses of batteries and their at tendant Inconveniences in the opera tion of annunciator and bell-ringing systems, is dispensed with by the In vention of a new transformei, by which the necessary current is se cured from the ordinary lighting cir cuits. As the transformer has no mov ing parts, once fixed it will thereafter require no attention. It Is adapted to operate on circuits running from 100 to 130 volts, and Is provided with taps giving G. 12 and 18 volts, so as to meet the requirements of various styles and sizes of bells nnd buzzers. Could Not Meet in Russia. A member of the dentists' congress recently hold in Berlin writes: "Our plans as to St. Petersburg for the gathering In 1914 failed. Not because there was any objection to the city, but because some of the men who might be delegates would either not be admitted or If allowed to enter the city would be uncomfortable while there. Russia Is queer about accord ing lights of residence to former citi zens and to people of certain religious views, and having this in mind Lon don was agreed upon as the next meeting place." Japanese Wood for Sleepers. The Atchison railroad is about to experiment at Great Bend, Kan., with ccx'obolo and Japanese oak as material for sleepers. This wood Is so hard that It Is almost impossible to drive spikes Into it, and screw spikes In bored holes will be used. It Is expect ed that the sleepers will last from 25 to 30 yenrs. They cost a trllle more thnn the American oak delivered in California. Tho reason for experi menting with them Is that native oalc Is becoming scarce, and it is deemed wise to look in time for a substitute. ' The Rare Gift of Courtesy. Courtesy Includes not merely social kindness, graces of speech, absence of business associates r.rd of all the fel low citizens with whom a man of af fairs may have business to transact. It Is not American to keep one citizen waiting all day at the door because he Is poor, and to grant another citi zen an Interview because It Is believed he is rich. Vi.sdom is not confined in a purse, nnd frequently much wis dom may be learned from a poor man. Proof of Success. If every clay we can feel, If only for a moment, the elation of being alive, the realization of being our best selves, of filling our destined scope and trend, you may bo sure that we are succeeding. Bliss Carman. Just as Bad. Courtesy over tho telephone- Is a virtue, and it's just as offensivo to the girl at the switchboard to be called a Dutch mutt as it would bo to bo told that her hat Isn't on straight. Poor Opinion of Countrymen. Ono of the great Intellects of Eng land has stated that not above 50,000 people In nil Britain can read and un derstand the ordinary London news paper. Hans Breltman Says: "Ven u polldishen meks a deficit, he nlvays tries to niek der pooples ashamed of der deficit." Cleveland News. ' Best Seal for Envelope. When you seal an envelope with the white of an egg it is Impossible to steam it open. IMtOFESSIONAX, CAIUJS. Attornevs-at-Ln , H WILSON, ATTOKKKY Olllcc. Masonle Houesctulc. l'a. COONHKI.OH-AT-I.AW. builillnir. ftcond floor ' ' ATlOKSKY A l'OUNSKI,01t-AT-I,AW. Olllce ovi r post otlhe. All leical business promptlj ttcmliMlto. IIuncMlale. l'a. E( . MU.Ml'OHI), ATTOU.NKV Jl COUNHKI.OK-AT-I.AW, i.,t,."!ml"'.,;r,y "."'J bulldliiir. opposite the Olllcc. llunrriliile. l'a. E O.MKR GKEEXE. AITOUNKY A COlINi'KI.OU.AT.r.AW. iMTU-c over Celt's store. IIoiic.Mlale l'a. 0 L. ROWLAND, AITOUNKY A COUNHELOH-AT-I.AW. Cttlce ver I.'ost Office, llonesdnle. Pa j iiAi!Lhs a. Mccarty, V. AT1UKXKY Jfc COUNSF.LOK-AT-I.AW. im! In i unit uKiiiuit attention (riven to tbe ci'ilutlnt) if clnlins. Office over llelt'sincw store Honcsdale. l'a. ,1 1'. KIM HI E, J . AITOItNEY A COUSSm.on-AT-I.AW, oitl.-eovcr the tiost olllce Iloticsdale. Pa. ME. SIMONS, . ATTOltXEY A COUNSKI.OIl-AT-I.AW, Oliico iii the Court Ilmito, Honesdale l'a. HKHMAN 1IARM1, ATTORNEY fc UI NSKI.OK-4T-LAW Patents and pensions vturcci. otHtelnthH Schuerliolz uulldiue HoneMlule. '. DETER II. ILOKF.j 1. ATTOHNF.Y A COl'.v.-IiLOIt-AT-LAVV. Olllce Second floor old .Savlnes link buililliii,'. iiniiesdale. l'a. QtEAHLE & SALMON, KJ ATTORNEYS A rc.l Nhf I.Oltrt-AT-LA V . Olllccf lately ocruplf d liy Juilae J-carlc. Dcntlst.s. DR. E. T. BROWN, DENTIST. Olllcc First floor, old Savings llank.bul Id livj. Honesdale. Pu. Vt. '. It. HKADY. Dkntist. Honesdale. Ta. OffickIIouks S m. to p. m Any evening by appointment. Citizens' phone. : Residence. No. SG-X Physicians. DR. II. B. SEARLKS, HONESDALE, PA. Olllce and residence JUl'J Court street telephones. Olllcc Hour V:W to iXQ and (ifil loMH). u. iu Livery. T I VERY. 1-reci. li. Rickard lias re lJ moved his livery establishment from corner Cliu.'cli stieet to Whitney's Stone Barn. ALL CALLS I'ltOMlTLY ATTENDED TO. FIRST CLASS OUTFITS. 75yl JOSEFH N. WELCH Fire insurance The OLDEST Fire Insurance Agency in Wayne Counly. Office: Second floor Masonic Build ing, over C. C. Jadwin's drti store, Honesdale. If you don't insure mlh us, we both Iose.l INGER & General Insurance White' Mills Fa. II SSI S I I II 1 1 1 IT A. O. BLAKE, (AUCTIONEER & CATTIE DEALER You will make money jiiuvi!i inc. Ehkli. PllOKK 8 y Bethany, Pa. Tooth Savers We have tbe sort of tooth brtithes that ate made to thoroughly cleanse and bave the teeth. They are the kind that clean teeth ; without eavlne vour mouth full of brlntles. We recommend those costtne 25 cents or more, as we cau guarantee them and will re place, free, any that show defectsof. manu facture wllhlu three mouths. O. T. CHAHBERS, PHARHACIST. Opp.D.A II. SUtlta HONESDALE, PA IT I