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B V EI.IZAUETH SILL.
,tno-fl Placer love the best
iben "' in troubl? or distressed;
rornny sorrow or mlehap,
,ere Js uo place like mamma's lap.
wa I teH down and bump my head,
Jhen WtW scratched me till It bled;
Vben Johnny sometimes give a slap,
.ffflys run to mamma's lai.
tfken. after running round all day,
Mc little feet are tired of play,
How nice to take a cozy nap
yj cuddled up In mamma's lap !
Uketo ride on papa's foot,
percl.ed like a fairy on his boot;
.lklohcnr his watch-case snap,
tthen he hasn't got a lap !
Uj whou t wailt to hide my eyes,
aen to my throat that lump will rise
.;;, never says, "Don't muss my cap I" ,
-terv nothing quite like mama's lap!
inl whcn 1vc nanghty beon, and wild.
And a sorry llttle MA
I feel her arms around me wrap,
o tben how good Is niamma'b lap !
Youth's Companion.
OUE NEW YORK LETTEE.
Gambling Gamblers and Gambling
Houses The Centennial Revival of
an old Swindle The Currency Tlio
Bo."
Coireif ondenee Nebraska Advertiser.
.N'ewYohk, April 27, 1874.
IKE GABL.ERS
Hate had for a year past a rather hard
time of it. The city officials got a
spasm of virtue, and where the offi
cers on the beat were not properly
"seen," they were liable to constant
"pulling." Pardon the technicalities.
But the gamblers have at last silenced
the guardians of the law, and they
are going on as usual. A flrst-cla3s
gambling house is a cut'Ious place.
The establishment is known among
sport as a "Club House." Exteru
ally, it is a quiet, rather elegant house
that the pisser-by would suppose to
be the dwelling of some reputable,
well-to-do citizen. You ascend the
flight of steps the outor hall door is
open and you ring. You notice that
In the inner hall-door is a wicket.
This wicket flies open and a gentle
manly negro's face appears. If j'ou
are known you are admitted without
ceremony; if not, a card or reference
is required. Euterlug the hall, you
fiud at the end of it a reception room
gorgeously furnished. There is an
elegant side-board on which stands
bottles of every possible variety of li
quors, which arc free to ail visitors.
"Xay more, if you desire a mixed drink
ao obliging waiter stands ready to
mix thorn for you. You need have
no hesitation of partaking; the more
you drink the better the proprietors
are pleased. In what in any other
house would be the back porlor the
faro game commences at about eight
o'clock. The dealer is, as a rule, a
handsome man with a dissipated air,
but who has a face of marble. He
appears to know nothirig", see noth
ing but the cards which he deals and
the chips on the board. He sits in an
easy chair under a strong gas light,
with a ohade over his eyes, and shuf
fles, deals find gives the1 winners
"chips, and hauls in the chips of the
losers. You will see about the table
mprchants in a small way and merch
ants in a large way, bank clerks, spec
ulators, commercial and uncommer
cial travelers, railroad runners, street
car conductors, merchants, clerks and
contractors seated tide by side eagerly
watching the turn of the cards. The
proprietor of the house mixes witii
bis guests in an easy, pleasant way,
congratulating the winners of his
money, and saying pleasant things to
the losers ; the latter service being
the most onerous.
At mid-night precisely the game
closes for supper. A magnificent
Supper room is thrown open and ev
erybody is invited to enter. And
fiuch a supper! John Chamberlin
Pays his head cook $5,000 per annum,
&rd the waiters are of the best possi
ble class. The table absolutely groans
under its load of delicacies. If 'here
u fish that is particularly rare
worth say, $1.50 per pound you may
faeure of seeing it on the table, game
at no matter what coBt, dishes such as
3oman emperor would have rnort
8aged a province for, are as common
M possible, and wines, bless me! Del
"Sonico never had such for the pub
Neat least. And all this absolutely
"! Mt!ny well-Known gourmands
io do not play, frequent these hous
s. and risk $10 or $20 just for an ex
cuse to stay at supper.
But as lavish as is this expendi
ture for entertainment the businens Is
Wonderfully profitable. The bank
has about six chances In nine of win
0uig ; eo no matter how the game
"uns, the end is Inevitable. Play long
longhand you break. That it is
Profitable is shown in the way the
Proprietors live costly diamonds
Sash from their fingers and shirt
fronts, they drive the best and fastest
horses; and in fact, they enjoy, if it
Bay be called enjoyment, every sens
ual delight that the world affords.
But there comes an end. Fast living
ourta the physical man ; the frequent
xcltetnent of the life tells upon the
Cental man, and they all die young,
the merest wrecks. The laws of na
ture are inexorable and inflexible.
THE CENTENNIAL.
A committee of Philadelphians are
in the city now, endeavoring tT get
up some Interest iu the great exposl
t'on which Is to be held in Philadel
phia In 1876. commemorating the
Centennial of American Independ
ce. New York has regarded this
ESTABLISHED 1856. i
Oldest Prxpor in the State. J
great enterprise unfavorably, proba
bly from the . little jealousy that al
ways exists between great cities thai
are so near to each other. But the
committee succeeded in removing the
feeling, and New York will join hear
tily with Philadelphia in making the
Centennial the greatest and grandest
occasion the world ever saw. The
Exposition will open in April and
continue till October. The buildings
will be on a scale of magnitude never
before attempted, and all the coun
tries of the wdrld are invited to show
therein their best work. What an
occasion it will be ! The Nation will
be an hundred years old. The thir
teen sparsely settled colonies are now
almost three times that number. One
hundred years ago we had no manu
factures; now we compete in the
markets of the world with the other
peoples. In Philadelphia, where
American liberty drew its first breath,
the people of this country will meet,
in friendly rivalry, the world. Eng
land will have on exhibition the re
sults of her diversified industry.
France, Belgium, Germany, and the
Oriental countries wiii all participate.
The American who does not wish
this great enterprise all success la not
worthy of his birthright.
The funds necessary are being rais
ed partly by the State of Pennsylva
nia, partly by the city of Philadel
phia and its citizens, and by subscrip
tions to its capital stock;. The shares
have been put by Congress at $10, and
are being rapidly taken, as they
should be. Frederick Fraley, 904
Walnut street, Philadelphia, is the
Treasurer. Speaking of the Exposi
tion, the first sewing machine ever
made in this country is now, I be
lieve, Ln Ohio. It is a cumbrous cast
and wrought-iron and timber affair,
nine feet long. Would It not be a cu
rious thing to see that machine side-by-side
with the perfect automaton of
to-day ? Would it not be au instruc
tive thing to see the printing-press of
Franklin, side-by-side with the mam
moth ten-Cylinder of Hoe?
AN OLD SWINDLE
The Saw-dust swindlers are at it
again. This time they have revived
an old dodge which it was presumed
had lain long enough to have been
forgotten. They send a letter with
an engraved heading dated "Arcade
Hotel," 737 Broadway, Btating that a
man registered as "John Thompson"
died at the hotel, the first instant, of
appoplexy, and that he left a trunk,
whivh being examined, revealed a
fine gold watch, two silver-mounted
revolvers, valuable clothing, &c, and
among other things a letter addressed
to the person to whoiri the" swindlers
address the letter, from which fact
they presume a relationship. Mr.
Thompson left a board-bill for $17.25
unpaid, on receipt of which, by Ad
am's Express, the trunk will be for
warded. And tliis epistle signed E.
Collin water.
Now if the person receiving this
letter is dishonest enough to want to
gobble a trunk with valuables which
he knows does not belong to him, and
is verdant enough to fall Into the
trap, he sends $17.25, whioh he never
"hears from. The Post-Oflice is now
closed against these swindlers, bo
they use the Express Company. It
is needless to say there is no Arcade
Hotel at 737 Broadway. The Express
Companies have been notified, and
they have agreed noli to deliver mon
ey packages to Colliuwater. His lit
tle game is blocked.
THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
I have found a very large number
of business men in this city who are
inflationists, which shows that the
sentiment of New York is not all one
way. The lino Is drawn here precise
ly as it Is everywhere the men who
have their millions made, and are out
of business, want no fnoro currency,
because they want what they have
money to be as valuable as possible.
On the other hand the men iu busi
ness who have their money yet to
make, want more currency, that the
business out of which they expect to
make their money may be kept brisk;
So when "you hear of New York opin
ion on the increase of currency, re
member that there are two sides and
two parties. I honestly" believe that
a majorityof New York itf to-day for
an increase of currency.
BOSS TWEED
Has been having a tolerably good
time of it on Blackwell's Island,
which he wishes to have continued,
but unfortunately there was a move
ment to have him sent back to his
place in the hospital. Immediately
the Boss objected to going to the hos
pital because there was small-pox
there ! which fact wda certified to by
the officials In the hospital. And up
on examination, a patient was found
who had an eruption looking won
drously like incipient small-pox. B'ut
alas! foe Tweed, Dr. Macdonald,
chlef-of-BtafT, took the patient, and
made him confess that the eruption
uad been produced by rubbing croton
oil on the skin, and that officers of
the penitentiary were in the conspir
acy. And now come the papers de
manding that Boss Tweedy shall be
treated like any other criminal, that
he shall be shoved into his ptoper
place, and not allowed privileges and
luxuries that other prisoners are de
nied. Whether this demand will be
heeded or not depends. What will
not money do? He has it, and he
uses it. If the public clamor com
pels the officials to their duty It will
be a great triufmph. Let us hope it
will be done. Pietro.
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COuS ftliY MERCHANTS AlFB FARM-
feits.
Editor Nebraska Advertiser.
JUsfrat the present time the farmers
are too busy demanding their rights
to investigate or listen to the reasons
of their demands. They have raised
a war cry, and are rushing headlong
Into the Grange movement regardless
of others' rights, or the inexpressibly
dismal wail of the country merchant,
as he sits in gloomy solitude, wish
ing from the bottom of his heart that
they might find time to settle that lit
tle account; but their time Is too
much engrossed In securing their ele
vation to, for a mdraent, think of
such trifling matters. Meanwhile,
the merchant, pressed by his credit
ors, is driven into a frenzy by the
bills constantly streaming in, and
promise after promise follows. Which
sooner or later ends in protestations
and bankruptcy. This is not an over
drawn picture, but a stern reality,
and the farmers, instead of organiz
ing to fight monied corporations, had
best organize to pay the sacrificing
country merchant for what he has
contributed to -their existence while
they have been organizing their
Granges. For the farmer there is a
remedy for the evils with which he is
possibly afflicted, but for the country
merchant there is no'ne. The farm
ers of the Northwest are to-day the
most respected and best paid for their
work of any class in the country.
Let us compare the situation of the
farmer and country merchant.
The farmer procures a farm from
the government at frdni 10 to 20 shil
lings an acre, and by dint of perse
verance is soon out of debt. After he
has paid for, 160 acres, say, he contin
ues raising a cash article wheat
and he is soon ble's3ed with buildings
both comfortable and oommodious.
His land has increased ten fold, he is
free from debt, and haa everything
around him to make life hrippy. Yet
his land is still increasing in value,
and he is the most independent of
men ; for he has no vexatious custom
ers to barter for his produce, but is
paid the highest market price in
cash. No oiie to find fault, but free
from restraint, and business troubles.
On the other hand the country mer
chant, by severe toil fourteen hours a
day throughout the year, gets a few
hundred dollars, goes into thegrocery
business in a farming community. In
the first place he must, by diligence
and fair dealing, prove to the men of
whom he wishes to buy goods that he
is honest ; this Is his capital ; he uses
it to the best of his ability, buying
goods so as to insure his creditors
against 6ny loss they may sustain
through dishonest rascals. Hestakes
his reputation and toil ngainsttho de
cline of goods, which is liable to oc
cur at any moment. He trusts his
goods out to some responsible and
some ifresponsible parties, taking
therefor a promise to pay as soon as
their crops mature. Iu the mean
time he is turning these promises' ov
er to his creditors with hfs name as
endorsement. The crops are harvest
ed and threshed, and the grocer's
heart is glad. He ca'lls upota the
farmer for his dues, but he turns him
off with the assurance that "he'll not
sell his wheat at present prices," and
the grocer begs a continuance of the
term of credit, but the pressure is
great and his creditor must be paid ;
to save himself he borrows money at
ruinous rates of interest, but at last
his notes are protested, and the poor,
unfortunate man is forced Into bank
ruptcy. Where Is the justice of these
situations ? And yet a belief, amount
ing almost to a conviction, is possess
ed by the farmer, that the grocer is
getting rich and the bankruptcy is
only a money making dodge. Why
don't the farmers, who appear ignor
ant of their position, call their move
ment by its right name, and come out
boldly and say, "gentlemen, this Is a
movement to increase the farmers'
revenue, by cheap freights." Their
cry is about being elevated. If, as
they claim, they are the back bone of
the country, and under obligations to
no one, why and in what manner do
they seek elevation ? Is a higher civ
ilization and superior intelligence to
be attained by legislation ? It seems
so by the farmers' cry. Are they
looking for a superior race of farmers
iu mind and body ? Upon attaining
control of the legislature, from indi
cations, we are led to believe that
such is the fact. A word or two more
and I will close. If you can think of
anything that can be done to beauti
fy or build up your town, go and do
it. Don't fight the laying down of a
new side-walk, because you have to
pay your share of the expense. Keep
your capital at home ; patronize home
industries; help your own merchants
to sell more, so that they may sell
cheaper ; always get your work done
in your own town', if possible ; sub
scribe and pay for your county pa
pers. Geo. A. Brown.
A naughty little boy. blubbering
because his mother wouldn't let him
go down to the river on Sunday, up
on being admonished, said. "I don't
want to go aswimmin' with 'ear, ma;
I only wanted to go down to see the
bad little boys drown for going In a
swimmiu' on Sunday.
The pupfls' of a girl's school In
Pittsburgh, out for their daily prome
uade, were' recently mistaken for an
approaching" band of temperance re
former's, and their appearance was
the signal' for a general closing of the
saloons.
REOWVTLLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1874.
THE PATIENT WAITER.
Once on a time ajpltcher-plant
Made the brooksldelts summer haunt,
"Waiting, perhaps, till tho Stream should
Kwell
And fill Its pitcher who can tell?
Close beside It the flag-flower grew,
A knot of purple fringed with dew ;
Which tossed in the wind and laughed ln
the brook.
That gladly answerdd It, look for look;
tfoddlng unto its neighbor, It 8"ald,
"pip ln your pitcher ; don't be afraid ;
Unless you think that the brook will run
To you, ere the summer holiday's done.
"Where's the advantage of sitting still,
When you've an empty pitcher to fill ?
Up, thed, laggard, rihd go to the rill
If you don't fill It prithee who will?"
liut tho fing-fiower's taunt changed to'a sigh',
When It felt the shower hastening by,
Which tore its petals proud and prim,
But ailed the pitcher-plant to the brim.
A 21E3IARKABLE WILL CASE:
GHOSTLY
EVIDENCE
COURT.
TAKEN IN
"The New York World publishes a
letter doted at Denton, Caroline Co.,
Md., Mar. 17, which gives an account
cif a will case, decided there the day
before, that is to say the least, very re
markable. We give the points of the
Sudler will case, therefore, without
vouching foor their truthfullness.
Sylvester Siidlef, a farmer, worth
$150,000, died in Jan., 1872, in Queen
Anne's Co., Md. He had a wife and
son, and a brother named Emroy J.
Sulder, a lawyer. He emploj'ed the
latter to draw up his will, and made
him sole executor. Three witnesses
were present. A few days before the
sick man's death the executor re
turned home, taking the will with
him. The day after the funeral, at
which he was present, he read the
will iu the presence of two of the wit
nesses, the Rev. Jno. Fleming, Mrs.
Hanna Edwards, the widow, and her
son, E. J. Sudler, Jr., a boy of twelve
years. The document left all the
property to tho executor except $500,
which was given to the widow.
The widow and both witnesses
present declared that the document
read was not the will of Sylv'ester
Sulder. The executer insisted that it
was, and defied Mrs. Edwards and
the Rev. Mr. Fleming to deny their
signatures. He said he could prove
the will, rind if it Was disputed he
could show the court'the reasons why
his brother Sylvester had made suo'b
a devise of his property. He gave
notice ateo fche!t ho would on the next
day apply to the Orphan's Court at
Ceutervillo for probate of tho will.
This he did ; buf th dow, aoDear-
ing likewise, f
own part, an
her son,
court appoiu " u
mony in regar
caveat on her
je next friend of
Sudler, Jr, The
day to hear testi-
the Will, and on
that day all tin. o of the witnesses
to the will were present, together with
the parties interested. Mr. Matthew
B. Merritt, tho third witness, swore
positively to his own signature, and
to having seen the other witnesses
sign. He identified the document by
its shape, the envelope containing
it, a water mark iu the paper, an iuk
blot upon one corner of the folded'
sheet. Mrs. Edwards could not swear
that it was not her signature to the
paper, but was not willing to swear
that it was. She had been in the
house during all of Mr. Sylvester Sud
ler's illness, helping his wife nurse
him and had repeatedly heard de
cedent declare th'a't h'6 had left all his
property (except certain legacies,
which she named, and which' were in
accordance with the terms of the will
read,) to hia wife and child. The will,
after ft was written, and before being'
executed, had been for two days in
the custody of the deceased. He had
kept it under his pillow ; had read it
himself; had made her read1 IS to him,
aud had got the Rev. Mr. Fleming to
read It to him also. Hence she was
able to speak so positive about its con
tents. The Rev. John Fleming corroborat
ed Mrs. Edwards' statement, and tes
tified further that before sending for
his brother, Mr. Sylvester Sudler had
mentioned to him how he intended
to leave his propert', and consulted
him about giving the administration
to Emroy. Emroy ho saj, was a lit
tle wild, and he was afraid that giv
ing him such a trust might lead to
trouble. Still it would be a great
help to his brother to have the busi
ness, and he wanted to assist Emroy
if he could. This Mr. Fleming strong
ly advised iiim to do, and Emroy was
accordingly sent for at once. Still
Mr Fleming was not willing to deny
that that was the document he had
witnessed and hisbignature appended
to it.
Dr. Ja'mes Potter, the family physi
cian, testified that.tho deceased had
repeatedly told him during his illness
that he had left all his property to his
wife and sou.
On the other hand, Emroy Sudler
pointed to the fact that none of the
three witnesses were able to dispute
their signatures, and he demanded
that the will be at once admitted to
probate. He said he was quite well
aware that his brother Sylvester had
rria'de statements in regard to his tes
tamentary intentions that were at
varianoe witfr hrsr testamentary aot,
and further stated that he had written
the copy of the form testified toby
Mr. Edwards and the Rev. Mr. Flem
ing, at his brother's request, and for
the purpose of deceiving. There wa3
a reasori for all this, and for the pecul
iar character of his brother's will ; but
hisbrother had told him this In con
fidence, and he was very reluctant to
expose family secrets to the public
gaze. The widow was quite well
aware of what he meant, but he
would not publish It unless it was ab
solutely necessary to the establish
ment of his rights, and unless the
court compelled bird to speak. The
widow peremptorily denied that she
understood the caveatee's Insinda
tloos, and defied him to reveal any
family secrets that would be damag
ing to any person besides himself.
The court thought that it could not
decide upon the validity of the will
until it had sifted the matter to the
bottom, but, iu deference tb Mr. Sud
ler's reluctance to testify; adjourned
over for a week, holding ttie question
Under advisement.
When the court next met it an
nounced that Mr. Emroy J. Sudler's
further testimony was necessary to de
termine itsjaction in regard to the pro
bate. Mr. Sudler was accordingly
again put upon the stand, and testifi
that in a private interview with his
brother Sylvestdr, preliminary to
drawing the will, Sylveeter, told him
that he had known for several years
that his wife was an unchaste woman
had b'e'eu unfaithful to him, and that
the child Emroy J. Sudler, jr., was
not his, but a bastard. He knew this
but only by negro testimony, and 6o
indirectly and obscurely that he could
not have procured fl divorce. He had
accordingly said nothing and taken
no steps for a separation. He was
much older than his wife, used to her
and considerably under her influence ;
in short, she controlled him, and. he
could not get along well without her.
Still, in comming to die, he could not
bring himself to' perpetrate a wrong,
nor forget her infidelity, nor leave his
property to illegitimate aliens. He
accordingly dictated the will produced
in court, and to avoid recrimination,
and (so he safd) to keep from being
poisoned, had at the same time got
his brother to prepare the factltidue
will of which mention has been made.
"Where is that will 7" asked the
chief Judge. Mr. Sudler produced It.
In appearance it was a fac simile of
the executed will.
Mrs. M&ry ArJn Sudler repelled Mr.
Emroy J. Sudler's statement with
much indignation, and her counsel
announced in court that she would
take immediate steps to vindicate her
reputation and punish her husband's
brother for his foul aspersions by su
irfg him for slander. The judges of
the Orphans' Court, however, While
r.egretjting the turn tuing's had taken,
announced that they were determin
ed to admit the will presented by Em
roy J. Sudler to probate, and directed
that gentleman to have his bond ready
for next court day.
The case was appealed to the Circuit
Court by the widow, and. sui Through t
against the executor for perjury and
slauder, and after many dilatory pro
ceedings it was announced on the 19th
of January, 1873, that the real will
had been found. It was not until
March 9, 1874, that the trial aetually
began. Great lawyers had been re
tained and the excitement was in
tense. The will admitted to' probate was
was called for, and aiso the unexecut
ed factitious will, and all three placed
s"ide by side. There was'a remarkable
similarity In the appearance of the
three doouments, which were all writ
ten upon eyeletted letter cap of a very
large size. A stationer in Centreville
testified that he had sold a quire of
this paper to tho Rev. Mr. Fleming
for Mr. Sylvester Sudler some time
about Christmas, 1871, and Mr, Flem
ing produced the quire of paper,
when' he said he had got from Mr.
Sudler's writing desk shortly after his
death, and preserved by advice coun
sel. There were throe sheets wanting
from the .quire.
Mrs. Edwards and Mrs'. Fleming at
once identified the signatures append
ed to the newly discovered will as
their own, but Merritt, from merely
looking at them without being able
to" see to which document they were
appended.- it was different with
Merritt, ' ho'wever, for he identified
the signature on the probated will as
his own. A cross examination con
fused, him a good deal, and created
the impression' th'at he was- ferlo'w
conspiritor with the executor. A day
or two more elapsed, the family ad
mitting that the probated win never
passed from Emroy Sudler's han'da
until it went into th se of the regis
ter of wills, but still claiming that the
last found was the genuine one. Here
Betsy Jackson was called to the stand.
The witness, a portly colored woman
took the stand and testified she was
chambermaid in Mr. Sylvester Sud
ler's house at the time of his death.
"What room did Mr. Emroy J. Sud
ler occupy wheu he was there?"
"The blue room." "Describe that
room." The witness gave a sort of
descrption of a country house cham
ber, with, blue curtains to the win
dows, a blue and red carpet on the
floor, a high post mahogany bedstead,
and a writtug table, &o. "What was
over the dressing bureau ?" "A look
ing-glass." "What was
above the I
looking-glass?" "A picture in a black
wooden frame." "What was the pic
ture 7" "King Solomon goin' to have
the babies chopped in ttto." "The
judgment of Soloraom', eh? That will
will do." Mrs. Edwards was called,
and described the room and pictures
more fully still. The Rev. Mr. Flem
ing was called again, and Mr. Pearco
handed him thewill of 1873, and ask
blm If he had ever saen that paper be
fore. He hjfdf.' "How do you recog
nize it?" "By a private mark I put
upon It." "State where and how you
found it." "On January 19, 1873, at
2:30 o'clock iu the afternoon, in the
blue room at the late Sylv&dtsr Sud
ler's place, in the back of a picture
representing the judgment of- Solo
mon. Mrs. Sudler, Mrs. Edwards
and Betsy Jackson, were all three
present." "What made you look
there?" "I had received certain in
forniatibh bn "
"Stop there" cried Mr. Pearce, the
widow's counsel; "call Amanda
Stinson." The witneos, d tall, middle-aged
woman, with a fierce red
head, a freckled face, and a mouth
Stained with snuff "dippings" in
numerable, took the stand and gazed
wildly about her. By dint of close
questioning she managed to convey
tho information that she lived across
the creek from Mr. Sylvester Sud
ler's ; that her boy Kite caught oys
ters, and she shucked thorn and sold
them for a living. Her boy Kite
wasn't exactly right, but was the best
creeter in the world, and wouldn't
tell a lie for nothing. He was eight
een years old, but had iio schooling.
She wa troubled on acoount of Kite's
saying several times he had seen old
Mr. Sudler's sperrit, for she had tak
en it to be a sign Kite wasn't going to
live long, so she up and asked Mr
Fleming about it, and begged him to
see the boy and pray with him. She
had heard pray'n was a good cure for
sperrit seein'. "What do you mean
by Mr. Sudler's spirit?" "I mean
seein' his ghost like arter he's dead."
"Has Kite seen Mr. Sudler since his
death?" "He says he has a many
times, and Kite wouldn't tefl a He for
nothing." "Did Kite ever go to Mr.
Sudler's house when the old gentle
man wa3 alive?" "Sometimes took
oysters there to sell." "Wa3he ever
dp' stairs in the house, do you know ?"
"Who? Kite? Bless you, he never
went nowheres but to the kitchen,
never" "Call Kite Stihson," Bald
Mr. Pearce, and the court room was
agog with excitement as the ghost
seer came to the stand. He was a
tall, bony youth, with very long arms
and a decided stoop in the shoulders.
His hair was a straight, faded yellow,
his eyes pale blue and staring, and his
skin tanned and freckled to the hue
of beach sand.
After a little sparring among the
lawyers as to his competency aa a
witness, Kite was sworn. He stood
with his great bony hands resting on
the crier's desk, his wrists half a yard
below the sleeved .of his th'readbare
linsey jacket a very odd-loolringj
unsophisticated fellow. It had got
toward evening, the court-room was
growing dusky, and the eager silence
that prevailed made the scene impressive.
"That's a very strange story you-
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told Parson Fleming, Kite"; what did
you mean by It?"
"'Twaru't the least bit of a story
about it, sir, but all as true as preach
in'," insisted Kite. "I've seed the
old gentleman nigh on' to a dozen
times." "Seen who?" "Old Mr.
Sudler; him what's gone."
him when?" "Since hi3
"Seen
death."
"Seen "him where?" "No end
places. Out fishfn', iff the bow
6'
of
my cunner (canoe), nights' when I
was g'Oln' to sleep, daytime at work.
Lor', a dozen and more times. I
seed him onst settin' on the fence
when I was at the wood pile a ohop
plu' wood." "Did he say much to
you?" "Nary a5 word, only Jbecfio'n-
ed and nodded kinder, you know."
"Wern't you very much afraid of
him?" "No, he never did me no
harm. He used to give me many a
ten cent note." "What, th'e ghost
did?" "No, that was when he was
alive." "Did you ever touch h'im or
he you?" "Never but on3t; thai!
was the time I telled Parson Fleming'
about." "Well, suppose you tell
those gentlemen about It, Kite."
"Well, I will. You see I was at the
eyster pile one afternoon a shuckin1
away for dear life, 'case it was cold
and the wind a blowln' sharp, and I
wanted to git done. Then I see him,
standin' right in front o' me, noddln'
and beck'nin' to me at a great rate.
So I says to him, tain't no use to
bother me now, I'm busy. Then he
kinder frowned and" ffeeped on a uod-
din'. But I only shuck my head and
keeped on shuckin'. The fust thing
I kuowed he wrts standin' right over
me and putting his hand on the check
handkercherl had round my neck
here's the handkercher now, gentle
menand the hand burnt into me
like fire. So I kinder fell forred-like
fon to the eyster pile and dozed off for
a minute into a dream fik'e, and what
I dreamt was this, gentlemen . I was
in a kind of strange room like, fhere
the witness gave a graphic descrip
tion of the blue room, and I saw a
tall man thar settin' writin' at a ta
ble, and he got up and folded the pa
per this way like, and took a picter
down from the wall here he describ
ed the picture of the' "Judgment; of
Solomon" and took so'trfe boards out
en the back, and piit the paper in
thar, taoked the boards on agin', and
hung the paper up the same as it wnfs
before. Then I didn't see no more,
but waked up, and found I was lay
ing on the eyster pile sprawled o"ut.
So I picked up my knife and went 6n
shuckin', for I was cold and shivery,
and wanted to get done. And, gen
tlemen, true as gospel, when I tuok
off the cheok handkercher from my
neck that night this here hole was
burnt into it just like the print of a
red h'and."
The court room was intensely silent
as Kite handed Mr. Pearce the hand
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kerchief, and Mr. Pearce passed It to
the jury.
"Well, Kite, have ycu ever Been
that tall man since whom you saw in
your dream?" "No, sir." "Would
you know him do you think, if you
saw him now?" "I dunno, indeed,
sir." "Well, look carefully around
the room, and tell me If you see him
now."
"there was a breathless silence as
Kite went methodically about ilia
task, straining his long neck and
peering around him in the gathering
twilight. Suddenly he lifted his bony
hand and held It out at arm's length,
pointing with forefinger toward Mr.
Emory Sudler. "You's a man that
" he began, then oried quickly;
breathlessly, "That's him! that's
him ! and the old one's behind him !
I see him point he's frowning black
he's look out he'll strike, you
down!" The whole coirt arose with
eicitetient, All except Emory Sudler,
who fell in a dead faint, and Kite,
who, crying "he's gone !" crouched
and hid his eyes, shuddering.
Judge Robinson adjourned the
court at once. Next morniug Emory
Sudler was missing, and Matthew
Merritt came into court and confessed
his share in the conspiracy. Testi
mony was taken for two days longer,
both to show what Emory Sudler's
character was, and to prove the affec
tionate relation that bad existed be
tween Sylvester Sudler and hia wife.
Then the case was given to the jury,
who had already agreed upon a ver
dict from the moment of Kite Stin
son'B dramatic testimony, and the
opportune appearance of the ghost in
the court room.
SABBATH SCHOOL INSTITUTE.
The Tnstitute met ln the M. 'E.
Church, Peru, April loth, 9 o'clock
A. M.
Devotional exercises were conduct
ed by Rev. D. B. Lake. P. E., M.
Prichard in the chair, L. F. Britt,
Secretary.
Moved that the delegates present
give their credentials to the Secretary
Carried.
Ministerial delegates present: Revs.
M. Prichard, J. W. Ma'rUri, D. B.
Lake, Comstock, D. F. Rodabaugb.'
L. F. Brltt, H. Burch and J. L.
Frost.
Alice Dally, Jenny Huir and D. C.
Cole, were recognized aa delegates
from the Peru School.
Mrs. D. F. Rodabaugh and Mrs. C.
W. Comstock were recognized as del
egates fr6m the Falls City Sunday
School:
A motion to invite Prof. A. NIckols,
of the State Normal School to partici
pate in our discussions carried.
Motion to read the programme pre
vailed. Motion made that Miss Alice iJaily
be elected critio for the day Carried.
1st question. Importance of Sacred
Geography. Rev Burch proceeded to
discuss the subject and made some
strong points In the discussion.
Siotion to allow other members
present to participate In tho question
prevailed.
Motion to limit thespeeohea to five
minutes prevailed. Critic reported.
2nd. Importance of Sacred History ,
and the best method of teaching it.
Rev. D. F. Rodobaug'lr proceeded to
dfscuasTthe above question to the in
struction of all present. Critio made
her report.
3rd. Bible class teachhYg, practical
Illustration by Prof. A. Nichols.
Some excellent good thoughts were
suggested by Bro. NIckols.
Mrs. Paxton of Brownville Sunday
School was called forward and took
filer seat within the Bar.
After the critic reported a motion to
adjourn to meet at 1:30" p. 31. Carried.
A"FTERNOON SESSION.
X
Devotional exercises were conduct
ed by Bro. Britt.
By motion Mr3. Slaughter wob re
ceived a"3 a' delegate from the Brown
ville Sunday school.
Moved that all who are not delegat
es and who have part in the program
me be requested to patticipate in our
discussion'. Carried.
4th. Duties of Superintendents, by
J. H. Miller, Bro. Miller at once pro
ceeded to disouss the above question.
D. B. Lake, J. W. Martin and others
mode remarks, and some vory good
thoughts were brought out. Critic
made her report. Quite a number of
mistakes were reported.
Stir. How shall we secure tha pres
ence of the children upon the regular
preaohing of the word. S. P. Majors
opened tho discussion, after which
others spoU?o.
dth. Conversion" of the' Sunday
school ohildrefi, opecfed by L. F.
Brftt, other Brethren followed in tell
ing speeches. Critic's report was
spicy.
7th. The Importance of preperation
for teaching. (J. W. Comstosk made
I the opening speech. Bro. Rodabaugh
spoke' &nd time extended. The dis
cussion was very interesting.
Motion to recognize sister Ebright
a3 a delegare from the Brownville
school. Carried.
Moved and carried that Bro. Roda
baugh" be' feqHieoted to take charge of
fth'e question drawer this evening.
Motion carried to adjourn to meet
in" the Church 7:3b P". 3r7
EVENING SESSION.
Institute met 7:30 p. zu
Devotional exercises were conduct
by Rev. M Prichard.
Institute give way for a'concert giv
en by the Peru M. E. Sunday school
the children were out ln force. We
had somo beautiful singing by the
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OFJM'QIAL PAPER OF THE COUJiTT;
children, select reading by Miss Jen
ny Hair, Miss Alice Daily and J. W.
it was excellent, titiite a number iri
, j
the audience shed tears during the
reading by Miss Hair and Dally, Airs.
Ebright read on essay, On the power
of song which was well received. A1
rising vote of thanks was then given
to Miss Hair, Daily and Ebright for
for their entertainment. Revs. D. F:
Rodabaugh, Lohe, Martin and Otherrf
Spoke to the ohildfen.
Sth. Question drawer was taken upr
Quite a number o'f cfues'tfons" were'
asked, and answered by Rev. Roda
baugh. This part of the entertain
ment was lively and spicy..
Moved that when we adjourn"", wo
adjourn to meet in Falls City the, ev
ening of the 4th Wednesday In next
July. Carried.
Moved and carried that wo adjourn,
to meet to-morrow nforu'lng at 9 o'
cldok A. M.
MORNING SESSION v
Mot at 9 o'olook Thursday April 16th":
Devotional exercises were conduct-
od by Rev. D. B. Lake. M. Priohard
In the chair, L. F. Britt, Seo'y
Motion to elect sister Alice Dally
critio for the day was carried".
9th. How shall we "secure a gener
al attendance upon our Sunday school
Institutes'. Rev. M. Prichard open
ed the discussion. Bro. Lake lmthe
chair. Quite a number of good
thoughts were brought out.
The following Resolutions passed i
Whereas, The success of a Sunday
School Institute depends entirely up
on the preparation of the delegates
elected thereto". Thefeford
JRe80lved, That each school In thet
district be requested to select their
delegates at least four weeks previous
to the sitting of the Institute in Falla.'
City on the 4th Wednesday In next
July, and the names of said delegates
be forwarded immediately to'the com
mittee on Programme.
f Moved and carried that the Seo.y
bo instructed to send a oopy of the
abovo resolutions to absent ministers
with the earnest request to forward
the names of the persons elected, forth
with. 10th. Importance of denomination-'
al Sunday Schools. Mrs. Burch.
Sister Burch being unprepared, ahe'
proceeded to appoligize and give a"
spicy explanation, After alhging li
piece of Sunday School musfo, Rev.
Rodabough and others spoke on the
above question. The discussion was'
quite animating, and beneficial, we
trust, to all. Critic made her report.
Motion carried to adjourn' to' meet
at 1:30 p. "jr.
iTTEfRSfoON" SESSION.
Institute met 1:30 p. ir1."
,1.
Devotional exercises were conduct
r
ed by Bro. Comstock'.
11th. Should our Sunday Schools'"
be- suspended" through the waiter.
The subjectjwas discussed by the Rev.
J. W. Martin. Quite a?numberof the
brethren spoke on tho question."
Critio made a very intereatirig report.
11th. Rielatfon' Of tho Sunday
School to the Missionary ca'irscJ.
Mrs. Paxton of Brownville read an "
excellent essay on the above question.
13th- Sunday School discipline. A
letter was read by the Secretary on?
the above question, from Dr. Chub-
Fbuck of Tectlraseh.
A rising vote of thanks" was glven
to sister Alice Daily for her faith'fuf
and efficient services a3 critic.
A rising vote of thanks was given
to the citizens of Peru for tKeif ,1106
pitality to the members of this Instl-'
Uute.
A vote of thanks was given ,t6ttho
President, M. Prichard, for his pa
tience and kindness in conducting the
Institute.
A vote of thanks was given to tho
Secretary. Brotner L. F. Britt, for
his faithful service.
A motion to provide' for the publish
ing of one-hundred programmed" ior
the next Institute. Carried.
A motion to elect Bro. Britt as Sec
retary for tho next Institute. Carried.
By motion Bro. Rodabaugh wa3"
elected Treasurer
By motion Bros. Ingam and Andas,
of Falls City, were elected on the ex-'
ecutive coram inltteel
Moved that when the delegates ore'
elected from the different schools in
the district, a collection then be lakeu'
up to defray the expenses of the Instf-'
tute. Carried.
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves
to do all in our power to have a fulf
representation at our next Institute.
Carried.
Moved and ca'rrfeif tfiafc all the'
teacher and workers in the different
Sunday Sohoold iu the district be in
vited to meet with us in our next
Institute". Carried4,
Bemlved, That the Preachers of the'
Nebraska District be requested to'
send the names of the Superintend
ents in their several charges to the'
executive committee at their earliest
convenience. Carried.
Moved and carried that the Se6'vr
select siioh part of the minutes as Iie
thinks bis't anI have them pubfiahed"
in the Nebraska Advertser.
A motion to adjourn to meet on the1
4th Wednesday eveningof next July,'
In Falls City, Prevailed-. ,
Prayer by Bro. "SFs'rtm. Conven
tion dismissed" with tho Benediction,
by Bro. Rodabaugh.
L. F. Britt, Sec'y.
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mother's second marriage like an exJ
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tioi "go" a-atep-father.
An Idiocfapolia- father shot 6 times'
at a supposed burglar, and wasastoh
Ished to hear the fellow ask : " Whnz-
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