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t;;u:::day. r:av. x i:a TII2 FHANJCLIN rRF.33 GUESS THE GKOST Here's How To Win a Cash Prize READ CAREFULLY . A cash prize of $2.50 will be given for the best explanation of each ttory in 4his aerie. There are twelve stories in all. A Grand Prize of $10.00 will be giveri for the best set of explanations or solutions for all of the stories, with a second prize of $5.00; third, $3.00; and fourth, $2.00. RULES OF CONTEST (1) Open to any paid-up subscriber, to The Franklin Press, or member of a subscriber's family. . (2) No employes of The Franklin Press permitted to partici pate. However, community correspondents of this newspaper will not be regarded as employes. (3) Explanations or solutions submitted must be written on one side of paper only, with name and address clearly written in upper left corner, and must not exceed 250 words in length. (4) The readers submitting the most plausible explanations of the "ghosts" will be awarded prizes. Should two or more send in the- same solutions, the prizes will be awarded to the one whose solution is first received. Some of the stories have more than one plausible solution. (5) Literary expression does not count it is the solution of the mystery we want. Make your explanation brief and to the point. (6) Solutions must be received by The, Franklin Press not later than Wednesday midnight of the week following publication of the story for which the solution is written. The author's solution of each story will be published in the issue of the succeeding week. (7) The contest will be judged by the editor of The Franklin Press and two other unbiased persons selected by him. Their de cisions will be final. ' ' (8) The name of the prize winner will be announced in the second issue after the publication of each story. (9) Anyone subscribing to The Franklin Press during this con test is eligible to participate. Members of e family of a 'new subscriber also are eligible. (10) Only one solution by an individual will be considered. If you send in more than one, the first one opened will be considered as your entry. SEND IN YOUR SOLUTION NOW TO GHOST EDITOR The Ghost In By David NAPOLEON said that every man is a coward at night. On a cer tain occasion three of us, representing as many nationalities, proved the truth of the assertion. Thenceforth I was willing to accept any such statement On trust. I had no further desire to figure in superfluous demonstrations. Accident had done what no amount of deliberate planning could have brought about. It had thrown us together in a little coast town on the Gulf of Mexico, and had given us several weeks of leisure in which to search out attractions that could have been exhausted in a day. We decided to explore fur ther afield. Hiring a small . boat, and buying a few provisions and utensils a meagre assortment of the cheapest tin knives and forks ;md plates, and a frying pan we set out up a small sluggish river, content if the trip would carry us anywhere but where we were. Af ter a' fortnight of steady rowing we entered a confluent, a much smaller and still more sluggish stream,' its waters black , with de caying vegetation. Here we were obliged to abandon our oars, owing to the narrowness of the stream, and to pole our boat onward la boriously and slowly. Of all the countries that 1 know, the low-lyirlg plains along almost the whole coast line of the Gulf of Mexico offer: the most striking contrasts in appearance. The hin terland goes back for a distance of a hundred miles on the average, its thin, sandy soil nourishing a trrowth of impoverished looking pines, and but little else; but wher pvpr there is a watercourse, or a bayou or swamp, vegetation is amazingly varied and prolific. The beat, the moisture and the detritus of ages furnish convenient food for nearly every species of plant life that will thrive in. either the tern ticrate or the tropic zone. : We found that the confluent had its source in a dismal swamp, the extent of which we could not guess. But in all of the swamps there 'are what arc known as "hum mocks," stretches of dry land ris ing a few feet above the water lev el. In most cases these hummocks ire merely mounds measuring few square yards, but occasionally thev comprise some hundreds of in c.i. ... : (iiJ. acres, we were ioriuuaic hi iwu int; a large hummock, '.about, thr-ec-"(jtiartiTs of a mile in length and 'half -a mile at its greatest width. . This' was the extent :of our good fortune.. 'Never have I seen any other spot so unutterably depres sing, before o'r since. No one but a naturalist or botanist, or a. mor bid genius like Toe, could possibly have found delight in it. The wat: eis that 'hemmed us in were alive with alligators. Ugly, sullen, ve nomous watcr-moccasins swam about lazily,, going to and from their hiding places in the, rushes and other-aquatic plants that fring d the shore, and that more than once treacherously deceived us in to thinking they were a part ot the firm ground. On every side! huge 'cypresses lifted their plumed heads to an enormous height, but they rose from grotesquely distort ed feet planted in . foulness. It Dore could have seen them he would have added a yet more graphic touch to his portrayal of those of the damned who arc for ever transfixed in the form of the Swamp McFall EXPLANATION Of Last Week's Ghost Mystery: A Dance of Ghosts While the house was being occupied as a military hospital, one of the soldiers had drawn on the curtain crude representa tions of himself and a couple of friends. The crude but vigorous lifesize drawings were done in chalk and crayon. Though dim med by age, the drawings re mained distinct. The curtain was of a very thin, light weave, like the "scrim" used in obtaining the atrical scenic effects' when the light is stronger on one side of the curtain than on the other the figures depicted on the "scrim" may be made to appear or disappear at will, depending on which side the light is thrown. The full moon flooding the dark room revealed the figures, which, of course, vanished when the lamp was lit. The motions of the figures were caused by the fluttering and lifting and folding of the curtain in the breeze. When the curtain was roughly torn down and thrown in a heap on the floor,, the fig ures were not recognizable, or looked like mere stains or dirt. Anyone may easily verify this explanation for himself by hold ing a spread out handkerchief be fore a lamp and using a stick or lead-pencil for casting the shadow, and blowing on ' the handkerchief lightly to give mo tion to the shadow. trees. From every limb of every tree hung long festoons and streamers of Spanish moss, ..the parasitic growth that looks like nature's funeral trappings. And once or twice, in the depth of night, we saw a distant, faint, wavering will-o-the-wisp . appear ing and disappearing amidst the trees,' like , the ... expiring lamp of the last reveler at a witches' dance. It was evident that our little island had been inhabited and till ed, possibly at a time when it was much larger, before inunda tions, erosions, subsidences, or change in the direction of tlu watercourses had eaten il away. Where the hummock was widest there were traces of . artificial ter races. But there was. a' more trag ic evidence. At one end of the hummock, where it became a nar row strip of ground only a foot above the water, were the visible remains of a graveyard. There were no enclosing fences and no headmarks, apart from two or three rough-hewn cypress slabs from which the inscriptions had been erased long ago; but there was no mistaking the meaning of the few tow mounds that bordered a short, straight avenue. , We could not begin to conjec ture who were buried there. Er.-.ly Spanish,. - French &ni . ex- lia tlu list, I in turns, and many a small buna of them had perished in it, through sickness, hunger or attacks from savages. For all we knew, this graveyard may have been the sole end of the glittering promises made by King llrdiuand or Queen Elizabeth, when, with the liberal ity characteristic of those who give what they do not possess, they is sued charters giving vast continents to those of their subjects who dar ed to go and claim them. The graveyard had a more imme diate interest for us, as it was the venue for our ghost. Though we camped lor two days and two nights on the hummock we dis covered the spot,' as we had dis covered everything else on the lit tle island, within two hours of our landing. But we took care to b'.dld our camp fire as far from it as we could, hot that we had discuss ed it, or would have acknowledged any sentimental feeling in regard to it, but instinctively. We re frained from talking about it, as I by tacit agreement,, until the sec ond night, when the subject crop ped up", as all forbidden topics will sooner or later. One of our number was an Eng lish' sailor who had all the high courage of his race, and all the superstition of his 'calling. It was the latter trait that led. him io propose his interesting little experi ment. He suggested that tin uiuh we had heard of many an incanta tion for exorcizing or laying ghosts, we had never heard of any to raise one. He proposed that one of us should go to the graveyard that night and 'leave upon one of the -mounds an evidence of his vis it, and during his brief stay to invoke whatever spirits might haunt the place. Certainly any lost soul that had succeeded in re crossing the Styx would find in that grave yard fit stage for his agony. The lot fell to me to visit the spot. It occurred to me that the whole question and theory of ghosts could be settled just, as well in an academic discussion. 1 began to feel a strong preference for the latter method. I carried with me a blazing pitch pine stick for a torch; for a memento I look the tin fork I had just been using at our late supper. A torch or any hand-light is useful, and for me was necessary to enable me to pick my way across fallen logs, through under brush and between stagnant pools. But my torch had this disturbing disadvantage its light made all the objects in the wood around nie MOVE. As the ruddy flame swung backward or forward with the in voluntary or voluntary motion of my hand, .the objects and their shadows kept shifting about in a most uncanny dance. Gray, mis shapen, repulsive cypress-knees would leap out from the dark, re cede, and quickly reappear in dif ferent, shape against a different background. Everything moved about with the silence and rapidity of incarnate spirits. The whole place had become violently alive. I had no . difficulty in reaching the graveyard. I went to the far thest mound at the water's edge, knelt down upon it, and thrust the prongs of my fork deeply into the soil, leaving it there. In rising I stumbled slightly and intoned tor ward against a formless, dimly discerned object that siemed to have risen silently from liie moiaid. and that saved from falling; my torch fell from my hand and went out with a hiss in the water; 1 felt a sudden touch on the arm a hand .caught mc and held', nr. by the sleeve of my coat; and a loud, exulting, malicious screaming laugh sounded close in my ear. If I could have moved I' would have fled, in any direction that offered a way of escape from the spot, even if it were into the water. But I was powerless to .move. Every sense was numbed. I sank down upon the round, not in a faint or stupor, but with a strange, vague feeling of indifference to whatever might happen to mc. The worst. HAD happened.' T could conceive of no greater horror. Yet I may have called out or screamed, without knowing it; or my companions may have .wondered at my long absence ; for soon I saw two lights coirging. toward mc more swiftly than I had carried mine. When my companions'; reached- me f was unable to rise un assisted. They lifted me up and half carried and half dragged me .-'I T 1 I . 1 . until i somewnat recovered me use of my legs. Evidently my con dition frightened them, for.' they saw that SOMETHING had hap pened and th'ey ' were as anxious, as was I, to yet away from tlu. spot. ; ; , When ..we reached the camp fire we sat up for most of fhc night talking, but I could explain noth ing. Early the next morning we went back to the scene and saw the fork-where I had left it, and the half-burned torch floating on the still water. We examined mv footprints jn th soft ground. We. had no difficulty in re-enait-ing the-drama that suddenly de teriorated into a comedy. But none of tis found much amusement in it. (Tb End) ii i rs Washington riclured as Enthusiastic Huntsman That General George Washington was an enthusiastic huntsman is evidenced in many of his own writings and letters, 'according to the Division of Information and Publication of the .United States j George Washington Bicentennial! Commission. lie was ;i superb horseman; many contemporaries in their writings noted his splendid apperance on horseback. I.afayi ii , iii describing him -in a utter In .!,., Spoke of him as the must iiu'-rnir icent figure he had ever beheld, when mounted on his white chare.? cr. General .-Washington loved his horses and his dogs, and i-njowd the keen sport and excitement of the chase. In fad, he joined in hunting and all sports and grimes more for this reason than for lion ois or success. ' - Entertained Lr.vfohly He was in the 'habit of Ininiin. three' times a week. if the weather was favorable. During the hunting season, Mount -Vernon entertained many sporting- giu-Ms- from lie neighboring estates, fmni Maryland and elsewhere. These tmesis ar rived, often with their own reti nues of servants, their own mounts', and remained for visits, not' of dr.vs fc-'t of weeks., and were en tertained royal!; in the rood old style;-. Breakfast wa serwd at a.ndit li';iit. the tiible- groami.,; v.idi l!ie borr.iy of delectable sent hern dish es. Washington himself, however, rarely- p.otoc.k of ';inythin' but In dian corn-cakes and milk, lie of ten asked -the blessing at his uble. unless there was a celergvnian present, all standing during this ceremony'.' At dawii the cavalcade would-be ready to start,-Washington mount ed on his favorhe hunUr, Biueskin, a fiery .anitml' of great endurance, dark iron gray in color, l oi hunt ing he wore.- the fashionable cos tume of the times, a bha- cuat. scarlet waist-coat, law ksk'm . hi eech es, top boos and a velvet cap. He carried a whip with, a' Jong thong. Billy, who was Washington's body-servant during the war, rode with the hounds, . iii"nun'd -on Chinkling, a French huntsman's horn slung across hit shoulders, riding fearlessly through brake and MACON COUNTY CLUB FORMED AT CULLOWHEE CULLOWHEE. Nov. 11. -A Mr con County club has been organic- i ed at Western Carolina Teachers i college here. There arc 13 mem bers in the club. Miss Ethel Calloway, of Highlands, is .presi dent; Miss Jessie Vligdoii, of llig donville, is vice president ; and Miss Kalherinc Siler, of Franklin, is secretary and treasurer. The club is of a social natm e, a means by which the Macon couniy students keep in touch with each other and with their county. It meets bi-monthly. Play To Be Given at Higdonville Saturday A play, "Farm .hoik," will be giv en at Higdonville at 8 o'clock Sat urday night for the benefit of the Maxwell Home, The same play attracted a large audience when presented at Slagle school several weeks ago. Cecil Baldwin's Leg Broken by Fajjing Tnje Cepil Baldwin, son. of .John Hall-' win of Burningtovvn township;" suf fered a compound fracture of his leg Tuesday afternoon when a tree fell on him while he was logging in the woods near his home.. Ilald- Will vvas brought here to Angel P.rotliers' hospital, wliere reported .Wednesday that recovering. ; '- . it he was SPECIAL VALUES Homestead 24 lbs. ........ r!our, 65c Split Silk ;Flour from Lilly Mills, 24 lbs. Cottonseed Meal, 1 ... ?c per Dag $1,20 F e r t i 1 i u r Fresh Ground Corn Meal General Mer chandise J. 'W.; Hasting Near the Depot Un:;i;U.u ),. .;. i .. WuaU sli'il- :ei i.i .he h,v of rtv;t .r.-'Wii riders. W.'ishili'..!. i, took yrenl pride his hounds .-iinl h.el his ;:.- k ei ith;Jly drai'u-d ; bottom, t!;:;t i:i n i to speed -, it. ore lo lost the scent, another was imme diately a', band to v-rover ii. V'.lu-n ui:ini.i:f in full ere, y.,u old. I ' .... .., the pack with a hlr.mi i I Kepi I iii- lioisi-N x M l. enilai had a large kennel of liiiimds and a fine 'stud nf liov- tv!iii..ctl kepi. -,iih h s own Land-- a caret id leg'Mer ii which o'miM be l"'ir;d uem.-s, aves and marks i n' eaeh I lad the ., In ilntion lull kepi, stable se -hi eediier duritlt: an:! tin time an wmg, l-ein mure tin re . is 'a i i'.i ad, ih. Uru inei'iati !;, ea-rciully that .the could b reiiovvu.-' s of the e a lit d," l.'.St ! ?t desct ll.h-Ul uf til- "I, I 1 full-blooded . A I ibi- m. Ma dia. A.iax. Valiant of lhe l.ound .'itti! 'hltik' " .111' v. i fi 1 1 : 1 1 . ' d . mI an, Kingui.ud. Smgn , ic, Sweellip-., I . e wood. ' . Following, tln-i : hunts, the party Mt. Vernon fo f'-n'Mng" additiona' arrived from neiei I I lie I .' . M ii - Meg .! 1 1 . S i..ck t-.irly iiioi-iim v.-ig'd return .t dinner, u'-na!!- gin-.s vlio bovia i ';::! i he lam! :n a"s- , i.ytti. .. i '. as si- ii learn the re rdi of enjoy the afteni- A bounteous fin after vvhicu some would play loo, tin ot . the uiesl game prefi'rre of the times. Others would gath er about the hadpMchord, and witi the accompaniment of lute .and violin, raise their voices in pleas ing choruses. After supper, which was served about 9 or 10 o'.-lock, there wa usually dancing- tiie minuet, and jolly country dances which tin young people especially enjoyed. As all rose early for the limning, the hour of retirement was not late. All sports were suspended during the war, and hunting was nc ei revived at Ml Vernon on its old time scale. In 1785; Lafayette pre sented Washington with a pack of hounds, but increasing private and public duties caused him to give tip such pleasure. Judge: "Was the' - brick you threw as big as my head, say?" Prisoner: "Yes, yer honor, but not near as thick." Funeral Directors I And Embalmers We arc prepared to render prompt, 'courteous and retpectful service in the hour of need ORDERS FOR FLOWERS HAJNDLED Ambulance Service BRYANT Furniture Company Day Phone Night Phone 106 . 20 ; FLOUR COFFEE WHae Way, k 408,, 95c 1, Log Cabin, Plain or S. R 59c Blend, 18c lb. wmmmmtimmwmm.mm. iijiwwsMWMsWsiiwiM SUGAR100 lbs. Dixie Crystalpure cane, double refined $4.85 Oats, 3 boxes, 15c jiizc, for '..25c Corn Flakes, 2 for.. .......15c LARD 60-lb. Tub, Soap, lb.-bar and powder, eaeh 5c Octagon, 8 regular bars. 7.7. 25c Lava, 10c cake, special 5c We want a few more bushels U. S. No. 1 Irish Potatoes. Must be free from scab, 75c. Will buy some good shelled corn, rye, walnuts, chestnuts. In fact anything you have that we can possibly handle. Cottonseed Meal, 8 per cent $1.20 Put e' Wheat Shorts, 103 lbs; $1.75 BraniGO lbs.. . ........ .... ... $1.50 We appreciate your business Farmers SiappSy Ooinpainiy rS u" i . 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Home - 9 Relieves Itch In 30 Minutes An-Go-Itch, a liquid prepara tion, goes into the creases and crevices of. the skin as no salve or jintmcnt can do, and kills every parasite which causes itch or rabies in 30 minutes. , An-Go-Itch has been made ac ording to a doctor's prescription a 1 has been found to be the best ml 'simplest treatment for itch, 'he puce is only 50 cen's per ionic'. Results absolutely guaran eed when used as directed. Pre pared and distributed by Angel's Jnu! Si' :-. Fr.mUin, N". C. Adv. TALK 2 5c-boxes for.. ...5c ...15c Toilet Paper, "Pleasing". 10c J for 25c lbs. bulk for ........25e Mixed Vegetables for Soups, large ',..,.......... .........................10c Campbell's Asst'd. Soups .5c 6 for ....................................25c Catsup, 10c, large bottle. .15c Hen Chow (scratch) 100 lbs $2.35 Lay Chow (mash), 100 lbs. $2.45 Chicken Feed cheap, Eggs high
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