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V 10 IHE ARGUS, SATURDAY, DECEMDEIl 13, 1902; scenes were to follow. The lamp had been turned down part way, but the rising moon gave the room a clear. If weak, half light, when suddenly the whole apartment was thrown into commotion. Sofa cushions were hurled In every direction," books ! ( leaped from the shelves, the doorbell 4. - wo j avv-x gvu present was simultaneously struck on head or body with unseen hands. Some had " fhelr" "fkalr . XTOnea; " sqmewere V MB VlOlPnt I tr. mntr ami ArArv rtANnn it St n Remarkable Tale of Sa.n Fr&ncisco's Eewrly Days 4 House of Ghosts it A it i i zt Th ? X X X X 4 X t 4 t X X 4 X Fthe extreme north of the city of Sao Francisco there stands a lit tle Swiss ctfttagein practically the same state as It stood in 1S56. When it was built, it was far from the city, and even now the locality has but few houses. But here, iu the days long jone, took place one of the most star tling spirit manifestations in the his tory of the nation.' - The house was built in 1851 by J. P. Manrow, a well known civil engineer. Those were the days when San Fran cisco was In the control of desperadoes. ' Then came the assassination of James King of William, and the storm of In dignation broke out. The second vigi lance committee was organized. It dealt death' and banishment to the law less, Casey and Cora had been recent ly executed; Terry had ; been impris oned and released. J. P. Manrow. then forty years of age. was in the front of the excitement of the fifties and was made judge ad vocate of the vigilance committee. Among his friends in those violent times were William II. Rhodes, an attorney Then contributing over the pen name of Caxton stirring letters to the Bulle tin, and Alniarin Brooks Paul, a min ing engineer, who, with Rhodes and "Washington Bartlett. afterward gov ernor "of the state, was publishing the True California n, a daily newspaper. These men met frequently at the headquarters of the vigilance commit tee, and it was there that one day Man row mentioned the fact that extrnordi narv things had been happening at his house, on Lark in street. "Ills two. friends, Rhodes and Paul, then active and spirited young men of thirty-two, became intensely interested. The story, as told by Manrow, was one of supernatural visitations, rap pings, table tippings, and so on. There seemed to be a persistent and malign Influence connected with the house. Acts of spite and mischief and . elfish pranks were played in broad daylight, and, when encouraged by the forming of a "circle," these manifestations be came positively uncanny. The two young men listened, but had no ex planation to suggest, uud at last they determined to investigate the affair for themselves. To this Manrow will ingly acceded, and the night of Friday, Sept. 19, 185u. was decided upon for the first visit for experiment. On the night agreed on the two young men. Rhodes and Puul, went V Mr. Manrow's house, arriving at 8 o'clock. The night was clear aud lit with a bright moon. The ladles were called. Mrs. Manrow appeared with her sister, a lady who had lately come from Honolulu, and the six sat down at a table In the library and touched hands. As soon as the circle was fornicd. manifestations began to occur. Re markable as these were, such phe nomena have been described by many, and the tale of such occurrences is threadbare. Knocks were heard in all parts of the room, the table was raised and swung in the air or floated a foot from the floor. But,. more exciting MR. PAUL KEPT, IIIS EYES ON THE AWFUL FIGURE. Ttl Busiest and JVLost Popular DR. UG STQR In the city, is that conducted by A. J. Riess at the corner of Seventh avenue and Twenty-seventh street. The most courteous treatment and great carefulness in compounding prescriptions have made it a pleas ure to trade at. this store. None but the purest drugs are handled, and the purchaser is always sure that he is getting the best there- is to be had, :i thing of great importance, as so much depends upon the puri ty of the rirngK. - CUhfBp ftftfgs are dear at any price. To let the people become acquainted with our store we are going to hold ' rTrTTTTTTTTTTTnTT E X z X A HOLIDAY SOUVENIR SALE From now tmtil the New Year. Everyone making a 23 cent purchase or over of anything in the store will receive a souvenir. Over 2.0(H) souvenirs) for the young and old will be given away. When making a pur chase you will be entitled to a draw, so when your purchases amount to oO cents. 73 cents or SI, you will get two, three or four draws, etc. Souvenirs will Range in Value from 5 Cents to, $5. See the Souvenirs in Our Big Window. We have a very complete line of Christmas goods, and with your permission we offer the following suggestions: i For tKe Baby. For that Boy. For Pa and Ma. 4 ' " ' " -- - ' - POCKET KNIFE, IX)LL, . PAIR OF GLASSES, (if they MANICURE SET, RATTLE, BRUSH AND COMB. need them.) PUFF BOX, . FOUNTAIN PEN, BOX CIGARS, PACIFIER. ' INK STAND. . POCKET BOOK. For that Girl. For Him. For Her. t BOX STATIONERY, ' ' BOX CIGARS, TOOTH BRUSH, BOX OF CHOCOLATES, BRUSIJ AND COMB, BOTTLE PERFUME, TOILET SET, ' COLLAR AND CUFF BOX, CHAMOIS VEST, . . . HAND MIRROR, LEATHER NOVELTIES, SHAVING SET, . , , . ... JEWELRY' CASE, PACKAGE PERFUME AND , RAZOR AND STROP, ROx TQTLET SO VP ' ATOMIZER. BILL BOOK. GLOVE BOX. mm. - Our line of Holiday Cigars, Candies anJ Perfume is as large as any to be found in the city.. Come and see. Our stock of Tree Trimmings is bright and new. Y'ou will be glad you read this if you go to r ' REISS DRUG STORE 2700 Seventh Avenue, :-: ' Rock Island. .:.; a.-:,'; J--. - V -i- U .? "r- -i 'r is'- '. JjZLZJ pliichfO,' ttliers'v ickou. turnis lii whole of this time the members of the company clasped hands without break ing. the circuit. A book was thrown across the room and struck one of the ladies. Mr. Manrow now proposed that the spirits should wake up a ntgro servant who slept in the stable, and hardly had this been mentioned when, terrified out of his senses, the man burst open the stable door with a shriek and rushed In his nightshirt down the walk toward the library. window. He broke into the kitchen, and immediately the group of watchers in the window per ceived a horrible form appear from the ground iu front of them. Its counte-. nance was so terrible, so repulsive and so threatening, black and cruel that the whole partv except Mr. Paul flod in horror, lie watched alone and, keep ing ins eyes on the awful figure, saw it retreat and then suddenly 'vanish through the wall of the house. As the ladies ran from the room rugs, sofa pillows and books were 'hurled violent ly after them. The negro servant could not be persuaded to go back to the sta ble, but passed the night on the glass wIikIow piazza. Mr. Manrow, running to the front door to chase the appari tion, found that the front gate had been torn off and placed so as to barrl cade the door. The frightened company had hardly courage to go on with the sitting, but at last, expressing a wish to be visited by more peaceful spirits, they sat down again. All present were softly touched and caressed by many hands, their hair was smoothed and their cheeks were patted by hands that lecame gradually visible, till sometimes n doz en were seen about a single ' ierson Mr. Manrow, who had been suffering from a severe toothache, was treated to a gentle massage by these spirit hands until the 'pain was entirely re moved. Such were the experiences of the first night, rs testified to In person by three of the best known citizens of San Fran cisco. The succeeding nights, the fol lowing Friday and Sunday, were as remarkable. Similar manifestations occurred and others more wonderful Watches were taken from the gentle men's pockets, the ladies' hair was pulled down suddenly, while the com pany held hands and felt all the while many hands touching their faces. But the most remarkable feat of all finishes the recital. ' Several times Mr. Paul, sitting quite apart and alone upon a chair, had been violently over thrown upon the floor. One chair in particular In "the corner of the room, absolutely refused to hold him. This aroused his Indignation and determina tion to resist the mysterious force. He audibly defied the visitors to dislodge him and grasped the arms of the chair. Before the words 1 were out of his mouth he was torn out and thrown bodily at full length upon the table with an Irresistible force.- J. P. Manrow died In this same house many, vears ago, but long previous to that all demonstrations had stopped. 11 1 S CI FT Is Sometimes A HaLrd Thing to Find. HUT WHO CANNOT USE KOUKTHING TO BEAUTIFY THE HOME? A DESK FOR THE HOYS, A DRESSING TABLE OR FANCY CHAIR FOR THE GIKLS, A SIDKlJOMtl) FOR MOTHER, A MORRIS CHAIR FOR FATHER. A PICTURE FOR A FRIEND AND SO ON. IN FACT HUNDREDS OF SUITABLE 5 PRESENTS VARYING IN COST TO SUIT THE PURSE OF THE BUYER. MANY' HAVE ALREADY MADE 4g THEIR SELECTIONS, AND THOSE WHO COME EARLY BEFORE THE SELECTION IS BROKEN WILL 2 HAVE THE GREATEST VARIETY TO PICK FROM. WE CAN ONLY MENTION A FEW ITEMS HERE: z NOTES OF. NOTABLES. . William C. Whitney of New York has given a handsome house and lot. to tho physician who attended Mrsv Whit ney In her long Illness. ' Since the conservatory has bean' re moved Ilenry Fflster. who has been gardener fct the Wblie IJodse for thirty-five yearns, has been-dismissed. Tne ratner or uovernor l?lectTiates of Massachusetts is a Methodist minis ter seventy years old. . six feet in height and having a fine military bear ing. - - ' J.""- The New York Yacht club has elected Prince. Henry. 'hooorary members .'of I Dressers, Commodes iy iers from $-5 down tz Over 75 different styles 49 Room Chairs, frim $3.."0 J down to 4V 4V Sideboards and Buffets, sitrtment, from 4y down to 4V JZ Ladies Desks and Mil 4v from $2. down to 4 Over 2.V styles of Rocker 4 to tZ Parlor Tables :n.I Stands $S down 4 4V 4J Folding Beds from and Chiffon- 4.00 of Dining 50c a fine as- .10.00 ie Cabinets. .3.00 f roiu 1.00 f rom 75c $2S down to 12.50 A large assortment of China Clos ets, Cupboards and Wardrobes, from $:) down y QQ mm Bedroom Suit .F4." down to . . f rom Kitchen Cabinets, with out China Closets, from $15 down to .15.00 and with- .4.00 1. f it I Iron Beds, in 80 styles, colors and white, from $2S down to , n fancy 2.00?? We" also carry a large assortment of Easles. .lardinier Stands, Foot 4" Stools. Sofa Pillows. Pictures. Mir- J$ rors, China Racks, Children's High 4 Chairs and Rockers, which'are sell- 49 mg at less profit than at any other time of the vear. tz zz 49 4 4 E. F. Helpenstell's Furniture Store, 1802 Second Avenue. Uk- did;, of which Kin;; Ecv.anl VII. has long ci an honorary member. Th-j new coaimander iu chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. General Stewart, i- but fifty-four year -IJ. lie enlisted while n I oy and served over four years duriu; the war of the rebellion. J. H. Soaver.ir., a native of New Jer sey, is a candidate for parliament in one of the London districts. I!e has lived in England for some ten years and ncently Ix-came a naturalized sub ject of King Edward. Plxlcy K: Isaake Seine, tho first Zulu to enter an American university, hr.s succeeded ill passing the severe entrance examinations at Columbia and has matriculated for nn eight years" course in medicine and surgery. Jonathan Roberts of Richmond. Ihd.. Is ninety-one years old and has lived all his life on the ground , where stood the house In which he was "born. Within 100 feet of his home is n log cabin built in 1S12 for a schoolhouse. the first in that region of Indiana. King "Edward's reconciliation with the Due d'Orleans, iu spite of the lat- ter's gross insults to the late Queen Victoria, Is said to have been due to the Intervention ; of Emperor Francis Jo seph of Austria and of King Christian of Denmark out of regard to the Duch ess of Orleans. Thomas Fance and John Johns, sail ors of the United States navy, are full blooded Iroquois Indians, 'who- grew up together on a government reserva tion. - They left; home some ten- years ago and never met until about a week ago, botn naving sailed all over tne world meantime, ' ' - to pay "115,000 "marks rent last year. In Its first year, 1ST", the rent was only 40.000 marks. Glasgow (Scotland) corporation decid ed recently to apply for powers to bor row 750,000 for the erection of houses for the poor. Twenty villages and thirteen planta tions have been established on the 51, 540 acres of land acquired during the last twenty years by Jews In Palestine. A silver penny minted at Bristol, England, in the reign of Edward I. 'has just been unearthed In that city during some excavations for a new wa ter main. Japan's la?est curiosity is a baby boy who at the age of ten months weighs nearly four stone and is over three feet in stature. Ilis parents have taken him to Tokyo to have him adopted by a wrestler.' PLAYS AND PLAYERS. She Denies It.' r (r N 1 ... ' OVER THE OCEAN. Many bntcher shops In the east of Koadon have been closed because of tho high prices of meat. lady who advertises In a Surrey (England) newspaper or a kitchen- maid offers the use of a bicycle. In a report on diseases of the ear in the German army Dr. VMllaret recom mends prohibition of all diving head foremost. The increase in the value of real es tate In Berlin Is illustrated by the fact that the well known. Cajfe Bauer bad A serious attempt is being made to popularize Shakespeare in Japan. Mrs. Annie Yeamans is soon to cele brate her fifty-sixth anniversary on the stage. ' Ada' Rehan has returned to New York. liaddon Chambers is writing a play for her. Marcella Sembrich is being enthusi astically received in Chicago, where she is giving concerts. ' "The Judgment of King Solomon" is being played In New ' York. It is a play by Dore Davidson. John Hare has made known bis in tention to retire from the stage in 1904. when he willbe sixty years old. "Among' Those Present," Glen Mac Donougb's new society play, is making good all along the line, as it ought to. Mrs.- Robert Osborn has 'engaged Powers Gouroud and Marie. Allen for parts in her reconstructed production ct "Tommy Rot." Dear Sir I hurd you tel the book-j keper I waa the wurst speler you everj seen. I aint neether so thare. Sadie. New York Evening Journal. ORCHARD AND GARDEN. In buying trees see that they have good, bright, healthy roots and plenty, of them. Fait pruning should not be done until all the leaves are off, as late as possi ble, provided, the work is done before fcceilog. v . . . .. . . . Her Photograph. In your little gilt frame. So lifelike and real. You are always the same. However I feel. From the little gilt frame Neither praise comes nor blamat Though I wildly appeal; - Tou are always the same, In your lHUe rllt frame, However I feel! New York Times. - Hominy. - Indian corn Is coming to be more and more In nse In this country and in for eign countries. It is being used In va rious forms and is much more palata ble than rice or potatoes. One of the best forms is hominy, but not every cook knows how to have It at Its best. It should be boiled a long time eight or ten hours at least and It should bo put to soak over night before boiling. It requires care and close attention to keep it boUjng and not to burn. If need not boll fast. Water is as hot when it boils slowly as when It boils fast (212 degrees P.). With butter or ham frylngs it is delicious "and a first rate hygienic.; lLm ''""" " : ; rapes to keep well must have a tough or strong skin, must be of good quality. ' wen grown and ripened, and must have all defective berries cut out before being put urar.. V ' . 1 1 ; : t 4.