Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-02-28

word to his wife and daughters at home
of the manner of his taking off. Was
therl ever anything more dramatic2
This is the first time that this story,
known to fully thousand people, has
ever been put in print. 1t was given me
several years ago 10y an intimate friend
of the family. Did that ship go down?
Nobody knows-all that is certain is that
she never came into any earthly port.
This story would give the society for
psychical research month ofsolid work.
The spiritralists will see nothing WON
derful i'll it. Perhaps it is onIy one of
the commonplaces of the supernatural.
A gentleman of veracity told me that
| for three nights lie dreamed that man
| with a iuli red facc appeared to him in
his dreams. carrying hammer which
| he held over hIs mead in a menacIng
manner. On The n,uruing alter the last
dream The gentleman went TO his place
OF business as usual; on his way he pass
| ed shop. Tie dOur WAS open and there
stood, hammer upliited, the man seen IN
the dream. The two men stopped and
looked al each Other and said nothing.
A queer coincidence.
| A Massachusetts state senator, man
of ultra skeptical views, went while
ago to visit noted splritualist, who has
puzzled the car in his winter palace.
The senator vas asked 10 seat himself in
a large arm chair. While there seated
he was lifted by force unknown to him
so that mis- head nearly touched the CELL
ing. He was not cured of hiu skepticism
but he FULLY believes that he Was not a
victim of delusion.
Every family has its legend; every
human being OF adult age has seen OF
heard something not easily to be ex'
planned. The proceedings of the new
oc,ety will have an interested audience
to Listen To lis reports.
Our scientific men here do not thrust
these topics cOntelnptuously aside al
they lcc did. The attitude OF the sa
wants il pU longer oAe oi hostility tow arc
the superua ural. They want TO take al
exCursl, II into It's shadowy realms anC
anhcX them 10 positive science. Moth
ing Is outside Ui nature" said a wise man
TIE "!ailh' cures which are perplexins
New England just now merit the atten
ton of the new society. Right about III
people are being cured almost daily o
battling maiauies by tue faith scientists
the doctors affect to See nothing III al
this but a few manifestations OF popula
credulity. But what are you going TO d.
with people who find withered arm
growing plump and strong again, will
women who from being unable to walk
step now 20 round briskly trying to tin'
still suffering people to cure? l kno'
personally OF a lady who has for severa
! years been the victim OF a spinal disease
!. pronounced to be incurable. She had |
2 crawl about her chamber on her hand
D and knees. She was told OF the fait
cure, ridiculed it, and finally allowed
crrer to come TO her house, with the re
' suit that perfect and maryelousl
u spoody rrre was effected. Perhaps it
= new form OF old magnetic treatmen
u Some ray it is phase OF mesmerisn
But the cures are not to be disputed
e The Catholics are at it, too. A Bosto
;. chapel is reputed to be veritable mil
q acle cure. Cripples walk in on crutche
y and walk out on their sound legs. On
e good thing about the new cure is tha
;. people are not drugged TO death. Ii
us venture the guess that new law
!, nature hds been discovered.