The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-31

believing al, the yarns one reads about
haunted houses, l am therefore by no
means a scoffer at well substantiated re-
ports of such phenomena"
The reporter inquired of Dr. Wyman
whether he or other members of the Psychic
Research society believed in the power Of
provision or foreknowledge sometimes at
tributed TO certain peculiarly gifted per
sons, and whether be believed that fore
warnings and prophecies were ever con-
veyed to mortal intelligence through the
medium Of dreams and visions.
"As to that, he replied, Il can state that
many prophecies have been made TO me
during the past 20 years through several
different psychics, nearly all of which have
been fulfilled almost to the letter
Il have personally known Of friends
whose lives have been saved by obeying the
munitions or warnings given to them i'm
Professionally. Others were saved from acct
dent and some from terrible deaths by rail
road and steamboat disasters by hearing a
voice or by being warned through advice
given to them by psychics, which babe
them beware taking journey on certain
day by a special train or steamer.
MANY well authenticated cases are on
record where these warnings were not heed
ed, and accidents, disasters and deaths have
occurred I'm fulfllment of the predictions
made.
"The same thing is true Of dreams and
visions. Perhaps one of the most interest
ing Is connected with the assassination OF
our martyred president, Abraham Lincoln.
The facts are these, a. related TO Mrs. Lin
coin and other friends present at the time
by Mr.. Lincoln himself:
About 10 days ago | retired very late
had been waiting for important dispatch
es. Ioould not have been long in bed when
/ fell into a slumber and began TO dream
There seemed 20 be n deathlike stiffness
about me. Then l heard subdued sObs, as
if a number Of persons were weeping /
thought left my bed and wandered down
stairs There the silence was broken by the
same sobbing. but no mourners were visi-
BILE. went from room to room. No liv-
ing person was in sight, but the mOurnful
sounds met me as / passed along was
puzzled and alarmed. What could be the
meaning of all thisY
Determined to find out the cause Of a
state Of things so mysterious, / kept ON un-
til I arrived at the end room, which / en-
tered There / met "A sickening surprise.
Before me was a catafalque, on which rest
ed a corpse wrapped in funeral vcstments.
Around IL were stationed soldiers, who
were netting as guards. And there was a
throng OF people, some gazing mournfully
upon this corpse, whose Pace was covered,
others weeping pitifullv.
"'"Who is dead at the White Housef" /
demanded OF one 81 the soldiers.
1.-THE president" was his answer. HE
was killed by an assassin
"'Then cnme a loud burst Of grief from
the crowd which awoke me from my
dream slept no more that night, and al
though it was only "A dream have been
strangely annoyed by IL ever since
Had the president, his wife and friends
Needed the warning his life might have
been spared The realm Of psychology
psychic science and psychic phenomena ia
crowded to repittion with valuable discov-
cred facts and incidents, well worthy of tho
attention OF all progressive and liberal
thinkers, because the study Of these occult
matters reveals principles aud laws. the
knowledge OF which Is exceedingly impor-
tant as related 20 the welfare Of humanity
"Our society now numbers about % Il
he most intelligent. moral and progressive
men aud women u Brooklyn, and we ey-
/ pect "a large aud rapid accession 90 our ranks
from among cultured liberal thinkers a.
soon a. the purposes OF our society become
more fully known"