The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, November 06, 1896, Page 3, Image 3

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THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, NOV, (J 1800.
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OLD CJUME RECALLED
KILLING OP MARY SCHADER AT
HODCENVILLC IN 1850.
tH.OOI) STAINW 10 flits OM) ON A
CAIM.Vn HALL.
A l'rrtty Young U'oumii ltrutnlly TMiir
tlcri'il 1) it Nrcro III rot to Do tlm
Atroilmii llccil lli-lm Milne for the
rruiiTt).
fiki, St'lT Ig now pend
ing 1 the Circuit
court tit llodgeu-
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. -excite u great deal
y of Interest. The
Mmrts. Winner
niul Willi u m
Wright of Indiana,
mill the heirs of
Hon IMckerell. The
former nro hiiIiik for u piece of lnnil
lying In the "Level Wooila" In Lame
county, upon which is situated n dilap
idated log cabin, the blood-stained
walls of which, wero they Rifted with
tho power of speech, could tell of u
midnight nreuPRinntion, the nltnrity of
whloh Htanda almost without an equal
In the nnnnls of crime,
A short time before the outbreak of
tho Civil war, there lived at ono of the
llttlo towns adjacent to Hodgeiiville,
a lovely girl, Just budding Into woman
hood, named Mary Schndor. Her father
was a Herman grocir. In tho same
square with the Schaders lied Dr. Al
fretl Illnes, a phyiiii Ian of note, and n
man who stood high with all ohmr-os
of tho community. He was advanced
in years, quite wealthy, and the father
of a large and Interesting family. He
was the Schaders' family physician, and
an Intimacy sprung i.p between lilm
and .Mary. When tho tiuth was dis
covered her father arranged with Hen
PlckoiPll and wife of Iirne counly,
to take tho girl and care for her until
she recovered from her approaching
Illness. They wpio to rpeelvo sutriclont
remuneration for their trouble, and
Illnes, It hi said, footed the bill.
The "Level Woods" Is about eight
miles from Hodgeiiville, and Is an al
most unbroken forest. It is hard to
imngino a more forbidding and des
olate place. In the heart of this dreary
wilderness was the home of Hen Plek
erell. Hero Mary Schadcr was taken,
and, after a few months n boy wan
born.
Old Piekcrell w.is rather well-to-do,
owning a large farm and a number of
slaves. His family consisted of his
wlfo and several children, among
whom was a grown son.
After Mary Scantier recovered, she
decided to remain with the Plekoivlhi
In the capacity of n servant, and jbe
and her child wcro Installed in n log
cabin homo distance from tho family
lesldence. Her baby throve and grew
to be u tine healthy boy, and .Mary
herself was moio charming ami pret
tier than ever. She was quiet and un
obtrusive and mailo friends readily,
uid sho and her baby boenmo favorlte-.i
of almost the entlro neighborhood.
Theio was one who was particularly
attentive to Mary. This was Picker
Ml'o son, a handsomo young fellow,
lust ni rived nt manhood's estate. That
Mary reciprocated his tender feelings
was evident to all; but this nttnehment
tvns looked upon with great disfavor
by tho young man'r, mother. Ixjvo rec
ognizes no discipline, liowever, nml the
lid lady'n opposition onl Increased
.ho affection between the couple. In
inn meantime Mary Sehnder had madn
It known that ohe Intended to Institute
suit against Doctor Hlnes, nnd that
gentleman wau greatly worried about
It. Thus Miss Schader'3 existence hud
become exceeding obnoxious to two
pei sons. .Mrs. Plekcroll had repeatedly
urged her bon to craso hla attentions
to the "wanton," an she styled her, and
had also hpoken to Mary about tho
matter In no mild terms, but tho lovers
persisted in their determination to
marry. After a time Mrs. Pickerel!
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appeared to submit to tho Inevitable,
and withdrew her opposition, only ask
ing that tho wedding be poitpnncd for
n time, to which tho couplo willingly
acquiesced.
Fnrly one morning, In tho latter part
of March, lb&'.l, Mrs. IMckerell, return
ing from a neighbor's whero she had
spent tho night, stopped tit tho cabin
of Mary Schader. On op nlng the door
a horrible night confronted her.
Stretched on tho lloor, in front of tho
fircplucQ was the dead hotly of Mtei
Schndcr, her head rpllt In twain. On
the htarth wasn bloody nx, the weapon
U3cd In the inurderoiu work. Dabbled
In gore, and clinging to the lifelesn
breast of Its mother, was the helpless
babe. The walls, tho lloor and every
article of furniture war. spattered with
blood, and there was every Indication
that the poor girl had made a bravo
mil ileKprrtp light for her life. It was
a sickening high:, nnd the murder is
regnrilctl to thto day as oup of tbo foul
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est over committed within the boun
daries of the state. The alarm was
given and soon an excited crowd
surged around the little log cabin,
stilling to get a view of the awful
spe!.iicle it contained. Investigation
ahti'Aeil that In the struggle for he
life the giil had toin a bunch of hair
lioni the head of her assailant. ThU
sho still grarped in her stiffened lin
gers, and when examined proved te l.e
negro wool. This. Ugother with other
evidence, led to the (surest of Cundlff,
ono of Plckcrell's slaves. Ho was
lodged In Jail nt lludgeiiville. pending
trial, Mrs. Plrkerpll's brother, u law
er of ability, volunteered to defend
hlni. but the negro became connolcnco
smitteu, broke down nnd made n start
ling confession.
In It ho stated that he was the a
aaiisln; that Mrs. IMckerell and Dr.
Hlnes had hired him to commit the
foul deed, promising him $300 In
money mid Immunity from punishment
by law lu case ho was suspected. Ho
wild Mrs. Plekcrell'ii brother was to de
fend him, and as compensation for the
lawyer's services he was to become hta
property. Shortly after this tho negro!
was hanged ut Ilodgcnvllle. His elate-
mciiUi wero geneially believed and
created u great sensation, and public
indignation against the parties impli
cated was Intense.
Old Hen Pickprell, his wife nnd Doe
tor Hlnes havo long been dead. The
latter'H family Is scattered far and
wide. The baby, the Innucent cause of
tho bloody tragedy, was rallied to man
hood tit an orphan ns.vliim nnd Is now
an honoriil citizen of NoWon county.
The old log cabin in which the ter
rible deed was committed Is still stand.
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MAUV SCHADIJK.
Ing nnd the blond stnlns on the walls
mid lloor hnvo never been effaced.
CHILD MURDERS A PLAYMATE.
Smi n-Ynir-Ulil Chilli ut Vi'oiixtir llloui.
OIT IIik lleitil of u Ciiiiipimltiii.
At Dalton, Wayne county, nine miles
cast of Woiwter, Ohio, the other motn
Ing, Carl McKlhlnney, 7 ycaiw old, de
liberately killed Tommy Kldd, II years
of age. The inurdeted boy Is a him of
W. K. Kldd, an uttorney of Cleveland,
Ohio, nnd was plopping with the Me
ICIhltiney family. Tho boys got Into a
quarrel, when young MeHllilnupy went
Into a room, placed I wo shells Into n
(diotgun and tired, blowing off tho top
ot Kltldii head. M Klhlnney walked
to a neighbor's, but said nothing n(
the shooting. The body was not dis
covered until two hours after tho shot
wan fired. Tho McElhlnney boy nt
llrst declared he know nothing of
ICIdd's death, but later told nil abnuJ
It.
Tim Deadly lVr-limnim Wnriu.
William Smith, engineer of tho ICpI
ly Shlnglo Maiiufactuilng Company,
wns found dead In bed yesterday from
tin effects of a blto of an Insect known
as tho "persimmon worm." Tills worm
Is palled by that name because It lives
principally on the leaves of the per
simmon tree. Mr. Smith wns bitten on
the left hand, ami ho complained of
being nick within an hour. When his
dead body vvaa found, tbo arm and side
had srolleii Ininienroly, nnd had turned
the color of tobacco Julie. These
worms nro so numerous that the trees
upon which they fed nro almost de
nuded of leaves. 1'Mvo years ugo they
wero quite common in thin localliy.
The people in this neighborhood hold
llieni in deadly fear. Some perrons are
disposed to classify thorn as tobacco
vorniH, but neither the lobacco nor the
tomato worm, nnd really both nie prac
tically the same, have horns or spikes
bitch as are jiusstsaeil by tho persim
mon worm. Iiidlanapulis News.
.Marrii'il Tun Orini.
Ucorgo H. llonon, used about .10, was
married to Mibs Maude Smith of
Liberty, Mo., lust spilng, and Just
afterward wns ai rested for living with
another woman, with whom ho bad
como In the s ring. Ho was senteno-i
to Jail for ninety days, which sentence
ho is Htlll serving. The other woman's
maiden unmu wan Sopluoala Collins,
and Horton wns mmiied to lur ut Mon
tezuma, Iowa, In 1SS9. Ho was afraid
to show this fact when nrrejtcd, as
It would hnvo shown hlrn to be a biga
mist. It Is said that Horton has been
maniPtl this ypar to two other women
Miss Margie Harney, of Carthage, a.id
Miss Nolllti Deshu, of Ncodesha, Kan.
Another marriage was to Miss McVey,
of Highland, Iowa, eotnp time ago. It
la not known whether Horton has other
wives. Ho will bo prosecuted.
Two Men Utirncil In !)-:ith.
Thomas Gorman and Matthew Carey
wcro burned to death In a log hut near
Lansing, Iowa, tho other day. Doth
were unmarried. Tho cause of the lire
Is unknown, but tho supposition Is Hint
the men quarreled, fought to tho death
and In tho meleo upset cither the lamp
or Btove.
Klflctrlr Shock.
Electricians aver that it Is posalblo
for thoso Inured to the busluesn to re
celvo with Impunity double tho num
ber of voltu that would kill one who
i was In mortal fear ot the niyrfnrlous
fluid.
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NOTES OF T1IH STA(iK.
PLAYS. PLAYERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.
"Tfie !!r.irt nf I'lilriixo" it Ncir Jlfclo-
Ir.iiini l!iclml II I Irtt I'riiiliirtlnn
In ( IiI'micii IrtltiK anil II U Vitro -Murrliii;.'
iiiul llr:ilh In llilj'n I'n.
IIICA(U) thenter
goer.! have seen
' T!'e PuIko of New
Vol U" and other
,. W,y f
-C' i' s
- piayi ne.iring iinii-
mi
ttiitilc.'tl titles; but
It wau not until
cage." when they
found it In a nih.ual tondllloii. "The
Heart of Chicago" I.- the latest play
Irotn the pen of l.in.oln .1. Carter, and
It began It.i pulnatlous on Sunday. The
piece Is. like Mr. Cartel's others, inclo
drainntlc In tone, and Is, to a certain
'Ment, tulglnal In plot and senile em
bill'shmeul, ItlutUritivc of the fact tli.it
'he author has not lust lib- running In
il vising novel mid striking niechaiiL-al
effects, nnd that lie is one of the best
stage prodipori In thin country. The
pl.iv opens with a dl.isolutloii of a llvm
and a tpiarii 1 bet vv ecu the members on
the night of the gre.it lire. As the II to
benu on n Sunday night, it is not ex
plained why the llrm wan doing busi
ness, but It affords an oppoitunity for
the Introduction of three vcrv ell'ectlve
tun! kmIIsIIc view of that tneiuoniblo
night In October, ls"l. Twenty-one
years are supposed In elapso hctvveeii
Iho llrst and the biicc piling acts. The
guilty partner, who nsis In the belief
that the lire hud wiped out all ovi
deticci of his ctinie. has become a
wealthy and Influential citizen. Hut he
rV -
anniu
In not as free as he thinks, ns n wit
ness of the murder he committed still
lii ps, and Justice Is mtlsllci at the end.
Without n doubt, "The Heart of Chica
go" Is the best piece Mr. Carter his
contributed i-i the iitngc. Tho story,
even If a little complicated, lo told In
mi Interest lag mid intelligent manner,
and Is well connected after the llrst net.
The situations and climaxes are
brought about in n natural way, and
nroiiFPd the rntliuunHm of yestorday'n
eiowdr. In the line of scenic and me
chanical ofpi ts tho author has certain
ly done himself proud, the nillwny ef
fect alone entitling hlni to great credit.
This Is (lOine.thlng never before fntio
duccd on a stage. At first tho locomo
tive headlight Is Fern In the far dis
tance in tho background. It gradually
Increases In size ns tho train ap
proaches. This continues until tho en
gine is stopped nt the footlights p Milling
ami full of action. Thl.s ono effect alone
!, It lo believed, sullklent to Insure
the success of the piece. Tho scenery
Is all goo.l mid well made, the view
from tlip roof of the Masonic Temple
and the icproiliictlou of the npneo bet
tv.cen tho city and county buildings
looking towaidWnshingtoiistrcet helnp
most rcnllstlp.Thp past Ificapable.Theiv
wcro a few hltehen Incidental to n llrst
production, hut they did not interfere
with the Intcreat of the spectators, who
applauded from first lo Inst. It was
tho biggest Sunday of tho season at the
Lincoln, and thero wns an excuse for
tho happiness of Manager Hittton and
Mr. Carter. Chicago Record,
1IK In (be Cliiinu.
Annlo 11. Klch, the actress, wau
Aoru In Cincinnati, Ohio, nnd made
her professional debut an a chorus girl
with the Carleton Opern company.
After n few sensonti she entered the
vaudovlllo ranks, singing descriptive
nnd motto pones, touring the South
ind West. Sho met Tom P. MorrUey.
now her huiband, In California, where
they nppcnrrd for the llrst time us a
rketeh team. Since then they have
nlaypi all of the nrinelpal vaudeville
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'vSi-'i U-.. Sund.iy iilternoon
VW-WV- Unit tiny weie
-'"i - I'Mvn Kllmpsi' of
4 iLLr-. 'The Heart ot Chi-
,S Wis
lioutp In this country and havo been
very Hii:ctsful.
.Minrlimc nml tlritlli In tl.ilj ' 1'iiiiipnM.v.
"Marriage nnd dealli," htya HllJniy
Dell, "h.iv o d"iinnicd Daly's. Some
ten ycirr pcti Hie mauami sfnt in n
pli'ttve depltil'i.", ns the I gend mya,
'Au'istiu Dal n.id.ng a new play
to lilt ciinipnii:-.' Il v,n a merry
scene l.fsi - I' hi a melancholy mem
ory now. Out of all Hie asetnblagi
that Mirroimdcd the malinger iicnroi'iy
ti decide ago but three aie left .Mr.
Hllberl, Mr Clarke and MIj. llehin."
Chat let l'lsher, Charles I.pclyr.'q,
Ceoig.. Parker. Wllllani Mooie. Wil
liam Wheal high and .lumen Lewis nro
(lend. Virginia Diebr, IMlth Klngdiin
nnd May Klpldlug are man led. Othcni
In tho group weie IMnny Davenport,
Clara Morris. Agnea Dthel, Hose
Kytingp. Catherine l.ewlt, May Irwin,
r.llle Shannon, Kittle Cheatham, .Inh'i
lliow, Oils Skinner, Wllllo Collier and
Aitliur Hourehler.
IrtltiK nml lll Wire.
One expl.iiiiil'nii of Sir Henry Irv
lug't long sciaratiou ft out his wlfo Is
(Ills "Irving inntii'Ml when ho was
veiv young and vcr.v poor. Ho was a
Junior member of a traveling company,
nml It v,.i:. not until hlfl marriage knot
hud In en tlrmly tied that be dlscovcted
how averse to the stage hH wife was.
She never lost an opportunity to run
down the prnicinlnn, mid sho made n
practice of telling her husband that ho
.vould hMirr turn to r.ouie oilier pro
fession before It watt loo late, for he
could neitr make mi actor. This sort
of thing biAted lor several years, mid
linall.v the lev Inns agreed to live apart.
John Toole's brother, a rent chum of
Irving, mi.tnwhilc ha.1 Hlul to bring
lui'b.inil and wife together again. The
tot out Illation look place on the tiny of
the hist pt'iform.ini'o of "The Hells,"
Mrs. Irving inaunanliuously agreed to
. "5 II,
y'K ill
n. men.
v.iSve her ohjertlotiri to the theater for
onre and to wltucsn her litisband'u per
ioinance. It wns one of the greatest
t'lumplis ever scored in a London thea
t r. It made Irving lu n night. Direct
ly after the pcitnrmninc, flushed mid
elated by his triumph, Irving hurried
to his wire's rooms. She was sitting
up waiting for hlni. 'Well,' he exelnlrn
t .1, v. ith tho fiithuslnsiiVDf a school boy,
'v. hat did you think of mo to-night'."
'What did I think?' remarked hl wife,
la a withering tone. 'I thought I had
rrver seen you act so foolish before.'
Without another word Irving turned
on tils heel and left the house. Thai
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LINCOLN J. CARTKK.
was In 1SGS, Irving linn nover
lived with hl.i wife since, but
It Is worth noting Hint two days nfter
tho actor was knighted by tho queen,
hla wife's visiting cards read 'Ladv
Irving."'
Since IVhUpcrn.
Pndcrewskl has nearly recovered
from his recent Insomnia, but It Is
unlikely that he will attempt nny put
Up performnncpu this season, nnd his
London engagements have been can
celed already,
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CIIILDKI'XS COItiNKIi.
TIMELY TOPICS POR OUR UOYS
AND GIRLS.
Ilic ILiiir Chllil nt Mu'hl Tim Itlsht
Mh.t In tlr.il with Injiirlr l In I or
Kite Ihrin "lliui'l 1VII Vinir Fiilllcr,"
ltrpiinltili lor Ktll In llitil lliiji.
OOD things had be
fallen me all
through tho day,
A bit suing of mor
iels, small helps
by the way,
Work running on
even and coming
out light,
lhight IhoughM
with the morn
ing, good wordP
nt tho night.
So evening was tweet; and, as shad
ows fell deep,
My spirit was tinned to the Loro ot the
nhccp.
"Thou lendcst! Thou fcedest!" lu si
lence 1 s.ild,
"And the crutnbii from thy hands mo
the best of the In end."
A. D. T. Whitney.
hlmiil I Inn.
An Illustration of the activity of mind
nnd the happy remits Ih given by
Chaiies K. Tucket man In his "Personal
Recollections of Notable People."
1 was once, when u small boy.packcd
In it dense crowd at a political meeting
In Pain nil hall when Webster held
forth and i came near being crushed to
death- a p gniy among glunts -an the
standing multitude within the hall,
praised by those who were endeavor
ing from without, began to iiway to mid
fro, a rolld mas of human bodies, an
helples.1 to counteract the movement as
If I'anetill hall, the "Cradle ot Liberty,"
wan being nicked by an cailhcjiiako.
.The orator was in the mldrt of a stlr
ilng appeal, urging the neee?nlty for
Individual exertion mid untlliichlug p.i
tiiotlMii to avert the danger.') that
Ihrentcned the political party whose
piluclpies he t spoused, when ho per
ceived the terrible swny of tho packed
assembly and tho Imminent danger
that might cuiiiie.
Webster stopped short In the middle
of a sentence, advanced lo the edge of
the platform, nnd In u stentorian voice
of rommand cried out, "Let each man
itt.ind llrm."
The eflect was Intitntitnneous. Each
man stood linn; the great, heaving
inntn ot humanity regained Its equil
ibrium, and save the long breath of re
lief that tilled tho ulr, perfect stillness
ensued.
"That," exclaimed the great orator,
"Ir, what wo call self government!"
so apt an Illustration of tho principle
lie wnn expounding that the vast as
sembly i expanded with deafening
clieent.
Ilir Iticht Way.
A gentleman went to Sir Earilley
vVllmot, lord thief Justice of tho couit
of common pleaf, In great Indignation
at an injury lie had lecelvcd. After
relating tho particiiluru, ho nsked Sli
Knrdlcy If he did not think it would be
manly to resent it.
"Veu." said tho knight. "It will be
manly to resent It; but II will bu god
like to forgive it."
A worthy old colored woman was
walking quietly along n street In Now
York, carrying a basket of apples.when
a mischievous bailor, seeing her, stum
bled ngnlnst her nnd upset her bnoket.
and then stood tu hear her fret nt his
tilck. mid enjoy a laugh at her ex
pense. She meekly picked up tho nppleii
without iPHPtitment, and, giving hlni a
dignified look of iiorroiv nnd kindness,
said, "Hod forglvo you, r.nn, an I do."
That touched a tender chord In tho
heart ot (ho Jack tar. He felt self
coiidemned. Thrlstlng his hunds Into
his pockets, and pulling out a lot of
Innco "change," ho forced It upon the
old black woman, exclaiming: "Hod
bless you, mother, I'll never do so
ngaln."
"IJnn't Irll Ytiur I'atlirr.''
The man, woman or child who re
ceives such ndvieo In usually lu great
danger; and tho perron who given such
advice is gcnornlly In the employ of
Satan. No ono Is moro likely to re
ceive h.UIi ndvieo than tho fnnnor's
son, and tho man most likely to give
It in tho farmer's "hired man." The
man employed on the farm to work by
the day or the month, where he Is ul
moKt certain to nesoelato freely with
the boys In tho family, should be most
closely Inspected, and his purity of
mind nnd language should be assured.
Nothing short of tho records in
henven can determine the extent of
evil done by hlied men In tho vile
iiong, tho Inipuro story, tho corrupt
lnnguago In tho presencp of tho fnrm
pr'n boys, nil covered by tho Injunc
tion, "Don't toll your father." If tho
Injunction In onco given that Is tho
most Important rcnHos why It should
be violatdl. Fathers should po Invito
Hie confidence of their boys, says the
Wenleyan Methodist, that such an In
junction cannot bo inado to stand,
lloiv Animal reel At Kni.
Human belngo arc not tho only ones
who buffer from tea sickness by any
means. Ono netim a great deal about
the pnngn that hnvo filled men and
women with woe, but llttlo is said of
the menageries carried hither and
thither in wave tossed boats. Lions
nnd tlgera may bo majestic when tlioy
have unwaveilng earth or rock ugalns'
their pawn, but u pea sick cat of these
trlbcu la ns nilseniblo ns any man eve."
was, and does not look a bit more
V.lngly tbnn a wet rablt. Evon Us
mi tumid gtowU have a weeping nund
In them, quite In keeping with the sc'
ot al npppnnuicp of the lioant.
A monkey In no pl'.fitl nn object when
It lit sen sick ns any other beast so
rt lichen, nnd Its fotlorn facial expres
. Ion In so human like, nnd tho way It
o. isps Us pawii across Um Htotnnch Is
id natural, (hat His man who Is not
sciflck neppBarlly won sfniplhlng to
laugh at In the misery of tlm creature.
It takes a dog to bo woeful nt sea.
It has n way uf doubling all up. with
Up lull between U lors nnd hrnd hang
ing down, that iiliown deep rented pain.
To fi co llpolf the dog gi.es through all
soils of contortions. It will strutch out
on the desk, gio.in and squeal, romc
tlnien rising on Us luiuncliPii anil lift
ing Itii heart, and howling long mid mis
erably, as fouio dogs do nt tho r.ound
of music.
The t'mi Thry Were I'm T.
"When I wnn running a clrciw," nnid
n retired nhowmnri, "I never lost an
opportunity of advertising. I alwnyn
had my eye on tho main chance, mid 1
made everything pay. I always mode,
It a point to get my niimo everywhere,
nnd whenever anyone anked for my
autograph ,ou may bo mire ho got It.
"Onre when 1 wont to a Utile town ti
gveat ntilug of hnyn and glrhi ntninl In
u line waiting for n chance to get my
ntitogv.iph on the r.mall cards they ear
th d. 1 wiote them as fast aa I could,
thinking to myself. 'Jim, old boy, your
name Is getting to bu u hoto'chold
word.'
"When I looked around the tent that
nttornoon I thought till tlm school chll
tlien of the town wero thci'P. That
meant money, and 1 was feeling pretty
happy till I commenced looking ovor
the lecelpto. and then I found four
hundred of my autographs with the
words, 'Admit beuier,' vrlttcn above
them. That Is the only time In my
life I wns over 'done' by nchool chil
dren." fiiturkc Cnniint He Tiii'Kr.ipliril.
Chlsicao is tho only hingiiuuo that
cannot bo telegraphed. So a cipher
system h..s been Invented, by which
mermiigea can bo unit.
Tho s'Mider of tlm messagn need not
bother himself about tbo meaning. Ho
may telcrraph nil day without (ho
slightest idea of the Information ho In
Heading, for ho transmits only num
erals. It Is very different with Hip receiver,
however, lie has a code dictionary at
his elbow, and nfter each mcsBiiRe In
received he mint translato It, writing
each literary character In tho place of
the niiinernl that ntmidn for It. Only
about nn eighth of the words In Iho
written Inngunse appear In tho rode.but
theio mo enough of them for all prac
tical inirposen.
"lifhliiK" fur Sptnigr.
A pertain proportion of our spongcfl
nro obtained off the coast of Tripoli,
and nt present thero are about 1,700
men engaged lu the spougo llahery
there. Haipoen boats no longer go
there, as they can only work In shallow
water wheto fnw and Inferior sponges
arc lo bo found, mid divers will not now
venture Into tho water for fear of being
attacked by sharks, llclmetcd divert;,
or those provided with n (Irian, havo
not been known to havo been attacked
by nhaiiHt. Thesp, It Is said, sio ablo
to gather sponges at a depth of IS to
ITi fathoms, while tho other divers can
descend as far as .10 futhoniH, hut they
rarely hnvo time to pluck away moro
than one sponge nt a dive.
Tlm Only Way lo Miliary r.vrrjhmly.
Theio lo, a good story told of tho Hov.
Dr. Mott of tho Central church. A lady
was cumplalnlng to hlni of tho hot
weather and thought It wns a shame
It should be Inflicted on people. Tho
weather was pretty warm, but tho doc
tor war, taking things philosophically
nnd making tho best of It. After talk
ing over tho matter with tho lady for
Eoine time ho delivered himself In this
exclamation: "To havo tho good Lord
satisfy all of tho people In this world
ho should have It rain on ono sldo of
tlm street all of tho time nnd tho fiiin
brightly shlno on tho other, so that if
they didn't like tbo sunshlno thoy could
cro,s the street and bo lu tho rain."
Unffalo Courier.
AiHlro Worth Volt nM In IT.
"I remember," said a boy to hla Sun
day school tep.ehcr, "you told me to al
vvnva fitop ami count fifty when nn
cry." "Yr. I nm glad to hear it. It cooled
your anger, didn't It?"
"Well, you r.to, a boy camn Into our
road and inado facca nt me, nnd dared
mu to fight. 1 was going to try and
thrach him. Ho was blggcr'n mo, and
I'd havo got punished. I remembered
what you raid, and began to count."
"And you didn't light?"
"No, ma'am. Just no I got to forty
two my big brother came along, nnd
the way ho licked that boy would havo
made your mouth water."
Api'ritr.uicr Arn lined t fill.
A certain Sunday school teacher wna
much worled by tho uolso of tho bc1"1
ar.i In the room next to his. At last, un
ablu to bear It any longer, ho mounted
a ehnlr and looked over tho partition
dividing the two rooms to sco who the
offenders were. Seeing ono boy a llt
tlo taller than tho others talking a
great deal, ho leaned over, seized tho
boy by tho collar, lifted him over the
partition nnd banged him Into n chair
!n his room, saying, "Now bo quiet."
He then resumed hla leseon, until
about a quarter of nn hour later, when
he saw n small head appear round his
door, and a meek llttlo volco said:
"IMeacc, sir, you'vo got our toachor."
Sometimes enthusiasm leads a man
eo far he can't find hlu way back.
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