Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06

Lost Keys Found by Spirits.
Mrs. @. A. Woodruff, of Troy, N. Y,
writes to ike Religio-Philosophical
Journal: "We used to be just as skep-
teal as skeptics could be-three of us,
self, husband and daughter. The keys
to our poultry house and yard were lost.
They had been looked for diligently by
every member of the family for more
than a week, but as no one could find
them they were given up. W. had a
little music stand that used to do queer
out messages that proved to be true.
We three sat with our hands upon it, as
we had often done before; it seemed to
be unusually vigorous and active, jump
ing around at a great rate, so much
that we were quite nonplused, and
couldn't think of anything proper to
say, although we knew it was waiting
to be in%terrogated. Presently 1 thought
of u lost keys, and asked if the con-
trolling influences could tell US whore
to find them. While one of us said
the alphabet in the usual way they
spelled: viii try They in a mo-
cow shed, on window STOOL
SIT was dark, the lantern was lighted,
the search was made and the lost keys
were found just as they had said"
Was 1t the Ghost of His Dead Friend?
The Carthage, Mo-, correspondent of
the st. Louis Globe writes: Mr.. j. ID.
K, q resident of West Carthage, a car
penter by trade, experienced a few
nights since, the following novel adj
venture, which he firmly believes was
with some one from the spirit world: 1t
was about IL o'clock, while he was on
his way home from II call on n friend,
who was seriously sick. MIR. ID. lives in
the outskirts of the city, and when pass
ing through a hollow, near his home. he
was startled to hear his name called
voice. He stopped and looked about
him, but, though the night was quite
moonlight, he could see no one. just
then a something struck near by him,
as if thrown by some one. He stopped
to see what it was, when he received a
blow on the back, as if from the slap OF
u persons hand, and at the same time
his own anne was spoken three times in
rapid succession in voice Enthusiastically
PLAIN. Seriously alarmed and mystiiied
he traced his steps as rapidly
as possible toward home. but without
further adventure. When he stepped
in the house he looked at the clock,
which stopped ticking as he did so, the
hands indicating 1l:l0. By this time
Mr.. ID. was in such a nervous state OF
mind that he did not care TO retire, but
sat down in an armchair in the dining
room without rousing any of the sleep
ing family. How long he sat there he
does not know, but he unconsciousiy
fell asleep, and was awakened by foot
steps on the stairs. Thinking it some
of the family he started with the light
to the staircase, plainly hearing the
footsteps all the while, but when the
light iasned up the stairway no one
was TO De seen, and further search
found the family sound asleep and not "a
soul stirring in the house. Mr.. ID. be-
coming alarmed then related his ex-
perience to his wife, and together they
sat up during the remainder OF the
night, but no more ghostly sounds were
heard,
Next morning a messenger brought
the word that his sick friend had been
taken suddenly worse ana had died
shortly after Mr.. DIS departure, and at
precisely the hour indicated by the
hands of the clock, as it had stopped the
night before. Mr.. ID. is completely
mystified at his strange experience put
firmly believes it was the ghost OF his
dead friend that thus haunted hlm, ana
now shudders to venture out IN the