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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-03-29
TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF SOUL.
Some of the Remarkable Experiences
Psychical Investigators.

Some of the Remarkable Experiences @
Psychical Investigators.
Ghostly experiences were the order O
the evening at a recent meeting Of tn
Society For Psychioal Research. Will
liam James of Harvard university pre-
sided and said that it was we'll to reoeiv,
experiences narrated with judicial i'm
Partially as to the source and signifi
oance.
Secretary Richard Hodgson read ex
tracts from revised proof of f. w. e.
Wyer's second paper on ''The Expert
snces of W. Stanton Moses" One ex
tract was as follows:
ION one occasion Mr.. Moses, while il
. trance, got out of his body and stood
hooking at it with no surprise whatever
ut his singular situation. Suddenly he
became conscious of the presence of q
venerable, bearded prophet, who stood
beside him. The ghostly visitor was
clad in very bright blue garment. On
his head was coronet, over which was
star. With the prophet as guide, he
left the apartment. His first sensation
Of surprise was caused by the ease with
which he passed through the wall. The
pair traversed beautiful gardens till they
came to small cottage. There Mr..
Moses saw his aged grandmother, much
idealized, but still looking as she did
during her earthly existence. She tried
to speak to him, but his guide hurried
him away. He afterward received spir-
ttual information that the interruption
was due to the unfavorable condition ex-
listing at the time. )"
Another communication contained the
following experience of Mrs. Conner,
who was also accustomed to leaving her
body:
cat hotel in New York, on one &C.
oasion, she made one of these extra
corporeal excursions. She could feel her
spirit passing out through her head.
She was whirled about the room, several
times touching the walls. She hesitated
whether to pass through the roof or out
of the window, but finally chose the
window. She noticed that the sky was
very red. Finally she crawled back into
her body. When she awoke, the sky
wore the same red appearance she had
noticed while on her strange excursion.
Mrs. Connor conveys the gratifying as
surance that the passage from the body
was attended by no pain or discomfort,
but was much like putting ones arm in
q sleeve.
Still another experience was as fol-
lows:
"a private soldier in Kansas regi-
ment was once taken sick and reluctant
ly went into a hospital, where he ap-
parently died. His friend, DR.. Chan
dler, despite the regimental surgeons
ridicule, tried to restore him, and sue
ceeded, after pouring some ammonia
through his lips The soldier stated that
all the while DIR. Chandler was working
at his body his spirit was seated on the
mantelpiece, trying to decide whether
to return to the body or take its final
departure from it, Noticing how anx-
ious DR.. Chandler seemed, he at last
determined to re-enter his body and did
20. "-Boston Transcript.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-03-29
A Historic Pane of Glass.

There are several interesting memen-
tos Of Lincoln and Booth kept in q
small case in the rooms of the Judge ad-
vocate general at Washington. Among
these the most interesting is a common
pane Of window glass. In August, 1864.
the country was startled with the an
nouncement that President Lincoln had
been poisoned. On that day Booth was
q guest ut the McHenry House at Mead
ville Pa. With the diamond Of his
ring he scratched the following ON one
of the glasses Of his room window:
"Abe Lincoln departed this life Aug.
15. 1864. by the effect of poison. 4"
After the great tragedy of April IA.
1895. Miss MoHenry removed the pane
and sent it to be preserved in the colleo-
tion Of relics mentioned.-St Louis
Republic
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-03-29
A Third Set For Some OF Es.

| A dialogue about heaven took place a
few days ago between mem Der of the
Baltimore county bar and a lady so
in an equity case
The lawyer, to test the lady's faith
in the hereafter, asked her if she thought
we would know each other in heaven
She replied by asking him another
question as to where heaven was. His
reply was not satisfactory to the old
lady, and she told the lawyer that if he
wanted to question her about any place
he must locate it. Then she added:
"Of course we will know each other in
heaven, for our bodies will be the same
there, except that we will not have any
blood in u.s. -
The lawyer next asked her if she
thought people would have teeth in
heaven. She said she could not answer
that definitely, but she thought they
would. One thing was certain. she add
ed-people would have teeth in the place
allotted to the wicked, and she could
prove it by Scripture.
"How can you prove itf" said the
lawyer.
why" she replied, "the Scripture
says the wicked shall be turned into ut
ter darkness, where there shall be weep
ing. wailing and crashing of teeth, and
how could they gnash their teeth If they
did not have any?"
The attorney did not proceed any fur
Their ON that line of examination
timore Sun
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-03-29
Simply Absentminded.

Probably one of the most humorous
cases of observation-disclosures occurred in
one of the Office buildings yesterday aft
srnoon.
For at least half an hour the elevator
boy had noticed an old tenant Of the
building sitting upon the stairs outside
his Office Thinking the man was sick,
the boy asked him why he had bean sit
ting there so long.
Just read that card tackled upon
the door, he said
The boy did so. and read, "Win re-
turn at O'Clock "
Not understanding. the boy said,
"Hsve y"u lost your keyf'
"No, you idiot" reared the man.
Don't you know that IL is only 2:So.
and / have still another half hour TO
waitr'-Cincinnat Tribune
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-03-29

electric power into this gospel battery
for the last tremendous message, so that
It may thrill through this assemblage
and through all the earth. Just six
words will compose the message, and l
touch the key of this gospel battery just
six times and the message has gonel
Away Away it flies And the message
IS, "Have ye received the Holy Ghost?'
that is. do you feel his power? Has
he enabled you to sorrow over wasted
life, and take full pardon from the
crucified Christ, and turned your face
toward the wide open gates of well
coming heaven? We appeal to thee, o
Holy Ghost, who didst turn the Philip
plan jailer and Saul of Tarsus and Lydia
of Thyatira and helped John Bunyan out
of darkness when, as he describes it,
"Down fell as bird short from the
top of the tree, into fearful despair but
was relieved by the comfortable word,
'The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth
from all sin, and helped John New
ton, when standing at the helm of the
ship in a midnight hurricane and
budu Uuo WhNOo undb oWOp ohO
decks came over him the memory of his
blasphemous and licentious life, and he
cried out, "My mothers God have
mercy ON mep' and helped one nearer
home, even me, Dc Witt Talmage, at
about 18 years of age, that Sunday
night in the lovely village of Blawen-
burg, N. j., when l could not sleep
because the questions of eternal destiny
seized hold of me, and has helped me
ever since to use as most expressive of
my own feeling:
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved wretch like mel
once was lost, but now I'm found;
Was blind, but now see.
Through many dangers, tolls and SHARES
have already come.
"Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-03-29
Antique.

Auctioneer-This picture is by one Of
the old masters.
Miss Elderly (decisivelyNI'm sure IL
tm't
Auctioneer (sarcastically) - Well,
madam. as presume you were person
ally acquainted with the old masters
and their works, will not dispute your
wofdi-London Tit-Bita
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-01
HON. FRANCIS ARMSTRONG.

The Office of Mayor is an important
one and should be filled by man of
executive ability, large experience in
business affairs, and great capacity for
work and the mastery of details These
qualities Hon. Francis Armstrong has
Twice before he has been Mayor Of
our city, when it was not so large as
it is now, it is true, but no better evil
dence of his administrative ability
could be given than the fact that
when he turned the city government
over to his successor there was in the
treasury the sum of S300,O00 He has
had much experience in business and
has been extremely successful. In the
past he has had the immediate super
vision Of large bodies of workmen, and
knows what they can do and should
do He knows when men are Soldier
ing" and never permits it. He has al
ways put in practice the theory that
fair days work should have a fair
days wage. Mr. Armstrong would
know what work was going on in the
city and how it was going on. He
'SNAN NHS" WASNllCI LIE u6duS OL
departments Were attending to their
business or We're leaving all to their
subordinates while they were lounging
in their offices or having a pleasant
time elsewhere. He would give to the
city business the same careful atten-
ton that he does his own.
Would Mr.. James Glendinning, the
Republican candidate for Mayor, do
this? 1t is very doubtful if he would.
Against Mr.. Glendinning personally
we have nothing to say, but it is our
belief, and the belief of many, that if
he were elected Mayor he would be
an office Mayor rather than an active,
working Mayor, such as Mr. Arm
strong always was and will be if elect
ed. Mr.. Glendinning would far more
frequently make his surveys of the
city and its belongings from the win
dows of the Mayors handsome rooms
than from ploddnig the streets and in
specting city works in person Mr..
Glendlnning would be found at his
office most of the time: Mr. Armstrong
wherever the interests of the city
required his presence most of the
time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-01
TIE SALT LAKE HERALD.y FRIDAY. NOVEMBER i, 1895.

formerly used by the Mormons in Utah
over their commercial establishments,
representing the all-seeing eye, with
the inscription, Holiness to the Lord"
and the words, Republican party"
were also written on the badge.
Said Burt ordered number of
badges, and subsequently an order for
a number of said badges was received
from 0. W. Powers. chairman Demo-
cratic state central committee. through
his messenger employed at Democratic
headquarters.
l could not fill the order in full, as
my supply was almost exhausted.
| am jeweler by profession, and the
making of badges is part of my bust
ness. E. j. SWANER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of October, A. D. 1895
THOMAS HULL.
The button may have been all the
circular described it; the affidavit may
warrant the circular, but nothing can
warrant the despicable conduct of
Chairman Cannon, knowing all the
facts in the case, In attempting to
make political capital out of it. The
whole thing was so small, so disrepu-
table, SO unworthy of men, that those
who engaged in it are beneath the con-
tempt Of decent people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-01
THE DISTRICT JUDICIARY.

Everyone knows that the Third judi
cial district of the proposed state of
Utah is the most important one of all.
Before the judges of it will come cases
involving millions of dollars, and all
that men have or hope to have will be
staked upon their decision. How i'm
portant it is, then, that the men elected
as judges should be as competent as
any at the bar; that they should COM
mand the respect of the bar and the
confidence of the people. 1t is very
largely this respect of the bar for the
courts that begets public confidence,
while the lack of it more or less de-
stroys it.
The Democrats have nominated for
judges of the Third district men
who are among the foremost leaders Of
the bar. whose respect and confidence
they have. No sutton would go before
them doubling whether he would have
would know that he would And he
would feel that the expense and worry
of long suit would not be thrown
away by a mistrial.
Have the Republicans nominated
such men as these? They have not.
The men they have nominated have
not the respect of the bar nor the con-
f1dence of the people. And should they
be elected they viii never get them.
In the most important district in Utah
the Republican party has put in nomi-
nation the weakest judicial ticket of
any in the whole territory. Does it eX-
pect thinking people, people who see
in the election of judges in whose
hands will be the fate of mems lives,
liberties and property, something more
than mere party success, to unques-
tionly vote for such men? The inter-
ests of the community, irrespective of
politics. require their defeat at the
polls.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-01

could not see anything wrong with 1t,
but I went. The bank expert was
busy. | was hungry SO went to a res
taurant, and after lunch presented it
to the cashier. She looked at me sharp
examined the coin carefully, then
turned and called a man, but he VISA
busy selling cigars. Quite a crowd
had collected by that time, waiting ito
pay for their lunches. In sheer des-
peration the cashier waited no longer,
but dashed into the cash drawer and
fished out some ragged old bills and
made change for me. sighed with re-
lief as | grabbed up the formerly de-
spised shin-plasters. 1 tell you, I was
thankful to see the gold piece disap-
pear. Give me bank bills or solid sill
Yer. These pass for their stamped
value, but hereafter gold will be
weighed and discounted if it is worn
or defaced.' A. NJ.
The truth of the matter is that while
there is great deal of talk about the
gold standard in the East gold money
is very seldom seen, and to the great
majority of the people it is quite I'M
known. In some parts of the East a
man with a pocket full of twenty-dol-
lar gold pieces would have some trou-
bic in getting a dinner because of the
suspicion with which his money would
be looked upon. He would be apt to
experience the same difficulties that
stranger in an English provincial town
does when he has nothing but five
pound notes about him,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-01
DEMOCRACY AND PRIEST. GEO. @.
CANNON.

The Herald is a Democratic paper.
The Democratic cause is its cause; the
foes of Democracy are its foes. 1t
proposes to attack the enemies of Dem
ocracy in their strongholds and to de-
fend the principles of Jefferson against
all corners. 1T will not be swerved from
its appointed mission because the men
who take up arms against its chosen
principles are high in position: it will
do no man injustice because he may
be of lowly station. 1t knows no differ
ence between American citizens in a
political contest.
Two years ago Utah was conceded
to be Overwhelmingly Democratic in
sentiment. This resulted from the fact
that the people of Utah had found their
chief friends in the Democratic rarity
and their principal oppressors among
Republicans and from the further fact
that a people that had exercised such a
limited voice in making their own laws
naturally gravitated to party
that has ever stood for the largest
measure of liberty and local self-gov-
eminent.
The division on party lines came.
The political complexion of the terri
tory confirmed earlier representations
and the Democrats were in a great
majority. Democratic champions were
eager to meet the stalwart sons of Re
publicanism in combat before the peo-
pie on the great questions that divide
the parties and were confident of their
ability to hold their popular advantage.
But early in the conflict there was
whispered from one end of the terri
tory to the other a theory that the well
fare of the Mormon people demanded
that the people should be about equal
~ divided in politics. This was merely
the euphemistic way of saying there
should be more Republicans and fewer
Democrats.
The Democratic party believed that
Mr.. George Q. Cannon was the author
and chief promoter of that
theory: they knew that he
openly avowed his sympathy for it
and have deemed themselves to be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-01
HON. b. III. ROBERTS
and Hon. John It. Game will sneak
at the Salt Lake Theatre Friday
evening.
CHAIRMAN CANNoN's BUTTON CIR
CULAR.

In yesterday mornings Tribune
George NJ. Cannon, chairman of the
Republican state committee, had quite
a little to say about that badge which
was designed and ordered by Andrew
]. Burt, and about which E. J. Swaner.
the jeweler who made it, made an affi-
davit.
When Mr.. Cannon says that the
badge was the logical sequence of the
position taken by the chairman of the
Democratic state committee he talks
the merest nonsense, nonsense of which
an idiot should be ashamed. And this
stuff is followed by the statement that
one of Chairman Powers followers
designed it and circulated it upon the
streets" as though Judge Powers
knew all about it and sanctioned it,
when in fact he knew nothing of it.
A dozen buttons were made, and
Judge Powers and some other gentle
men (seven all told, hearing of them
by accident, ordered several as
mere curiosities. But what does Mr..
Cannon do? He says Swaners affida-
Wit was made in his presence, he no
doubt experimenting the wording of
it for his own Interior purposes. then
has thousands of them printed and
sent all over the territory to create
among the people the impression that
Judge Powers, chairman of the Demo-
cratic state committee, had endorsed
the getting up of this outrageous cam
paign button, which was an insult to
the people of Utah, irrespective of poll
tics. And this affidavit of Swaner's.
so extensively circulated by Chairman
Cannon as a campaign document, was
carefully worded to convey this yervr
impression Here it is:
Territory of Utah. County of Salt Lake,
SIS.
E. ]. Swaner, being first duly sworn,
deposes and says:
On or about the 18th day of October,
1895, Andrew ]. Burt, a Democrat of
Salt Lake City, called at my office and
drew a design for a large badge, the
size of the ordinary quarter of a dol
lar. containing the imitation of a sign
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-01
GAME AND ROBERTS
Will speak at the Theatre on Fri
day evening.
MISS FIELDS LETTER.

Tuesday we published letter from
he Chicago TimesHerald by Miss
Kate Field on Utah affairs. We COM
mented upon it editorially and in note
asked the Tribune to explain certain
passages. 1t has complied with the
request and has explained certain re-
marks of Miss Fields by not referring
to them at all. 1t tries to divert at
tention from the real issue by saying
Miss Field will conclude that some mis-
take has been made by her to have re-
ceived the endorsement of this paper.
That also begs the question. We are in
formed that the lady does not believe
in protection at all, and that the rea-
son of her letter is presumed to be be
cause what Joseph Smith said conflict
ed with her own political belief" Ad-
hitting all this, how has it anything to
do with this comment?
PROFESSIONALLY he president ]. F.
SMITH produced the desired effect. 1t
is, perhaps. an unforeseen incident that
in lecturing the Saints, Brother Smith
helped his pocket and his own political
party. Doubtful brethren learned that
morning which way the First Presi-
dency would vote on November 3. In
spired prophets must vote Gods ticket.
President Woodruff bore his
testimony to the truth Of everything
Brother Smith and Brother Cannon had
said, 80 no Saint went home wonder
ing how the head of the church would
vote
She evidently thought it was desired
10 nj
Then she says that doubtful brethren
learned that morning which way the
First Presidency would vote on Novem-
Der g." Was this desired effect that
doubtful brethren" would vote the
way the church leaders did? All this
mas nothing to do with Miss Fields
views on protection. They are merely
her views on what was the effect, and
intended effect, of President Joseph F.
Smiths preachings. And will the Tri-
bune tell why she should make this
remark at the close of her letter?
I shall be greatly surprised if the
Democrats do not wax wroth over the
first Presidency's covert bid for Re-
publican votes. 1t makes a difference
whose OK is gored.
What she anticipated did happen.
What she viewed in political light
Democrats viewed in the same light
What The Herald said of Miss Field is
not the question, but what she said
about and inferred from the remarks
of President Joseph F. Smith. Was that
different from what Democrats have
said and inferred?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-01
YOUR LAST CHANCE
To hear Caine and Roberts before
election will be at the Salt Lake
Theatre on Friday evening.
INCONVENIENCE OF GOLD.

That one could have any trouble with
gold and be subjected to annoyances
seems scarcely possible. Yet such things
do sometimes happen as the following
communication to the Chicago Inter
Ocean proves:
CHICAGO, Ills, Oct. 25.-To the Ed
itor.-"I was given twenty dollar gold
piece the other day by a proud new
grandfather said DR.. D. ST kept it
for some time as a pocket piece and to
show, of course Gold is scarce now.
One day 1 found myself without change
and offered it to the conductor of the
street car. He looked at me, examined
the piece, then shook his head and
handed it back. l wanted it changed
and took it to my bank.
It's back again, did not expect
to see it SO soon, said the paying tell
er. He examined it carefully for some
time then said:
I'm afraid 1t is light weight. Go
to that man over there. He will weigh
it for you and tell you If it is all right
I am something of an expert myself.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-01

THE NEW YORK COMMERCIAL AD-
vERTIsER. Republican paper Of the
EXTREMIST type. says: "It is unfortu-
nate for the cause of pure American
ism that the opposition to the AFRO
giant assumptions of the Mormon
church in Utah has taken on a Demo-
cratic tinge. Anything that savors of
Democracy the country has learned
from bitter experience to regard with
distrust. The attitude that has been
assumed by the church is intolerable.
The Republicans ought not to allow
the credit of frustrating its plots to go
10 the Democrats
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-01
PRESIDENT WOODRUFF AND MIR.
GAME.

1t has been said by Republicans that
Hon. John T. Game, Democratic candi-
date for Governor, waited upon Presi-
dent MILFORD Woodruff and asked his
permission to accept the nomination.
Mr.. Game did no such thing, had no
thought of doing such a thing. The
Tribune OF Tuesday asserted that Pres
ident Woodruff had so stated in a card
This was not so and why our contem-
porary should so assert, if it had a de-
sire to state the truth and not 20 make
political capital by casting a slur on
Mr.. Caine as having recognized in the
matter of accepting nomination a
power superior to his party. we cannot
see. That the people may know what
President Woodruff said and how the
Tribune perverted it. we place his
statement and its side by side.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-01
think so stilI. y

Now President Woodruff does not say
that Hon. John Y. Game asked his
permission, and that he gave it to him
with his blessing, or anything that can
be construed into such statement
The Tribune, with that same fatal ia
cility for perverting the words of the
venerable President that is characteris-
tic Of so many prominent Republicans,
simply stated something as true for
which there was no foundation.
Tt is always fatal to assert that a
document states what it does not when
the document itself can be produced.
The Tribune owes an apology to
President Woodruff for attributing to
him things he never said.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-01
CITY TICKET.

Mayor-Francis Armstrong.
Observation-Disclosures J.. Sloan.
Treasurer-GeorEe ID. Piper.
Justice of the Peace-W. w. Gee.