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when among the first persons to step
down the gangplank was the brother of
the man who dreamed. He was more as
tonished than the people who received
him, and could hardly believe that his
coming had been heralded in so remarka-
bic manner, but the hack and the dim
ner and the thrOng of eXpectant friends
on the dock convinced him that dreams
are sometimes made of tangible stuff.
Samoa is about four thousand miles
from this city, and there is no cable or
other communication between Samoa and
the rest of the world save steamers and
sailing vessels, so that it was impossible
for any one in San Francisco to learn of
Vice Consul Branch's change of fortune
or of intention At the time he wrote his
last letter to his brother in this city he
had not the remotest idea that he was
about to leave Apia, and he was sched-
uled to remain there at his post for three
years longer. This change of plan came
about only a short time before a schooner
was to start for Honolulu, and he there
fore did not write announcing his inten-
ton of returning. He was congratulating
himself all throughout the voyage on the
fact that he would give his relatives a
genuine surprise, and the result was that
he was the most surprised person in the
lot
The only rational explanations that have
been suggested for this strange adventure
is that the mind of the sleeper, being
passive, received the suggestion from the
mind of his brother over 1900 miles of
water by what has been called telepatny
or that the soul of the sleeper became
clairvoyant and went forth over the waste
of waters to the trOpc isle and the
brother of whom he had been thinking in
his waking hours Either of these theo-
ries would fit the conditions
Another incident, equally as remarkable
and equally as well authenticated, is
vouched for by Benjamin f. Small. assist
ant cashier in the Custom house. Mr..
Small handles all the gold received in the
Custom-house for duties paid in on hte
arrival of every steamer from the Orient
and on every ship from the great marts
Of the world. The system of bookkeep-
ing is SO systematic that a failure of the
business is something almost unheard Of
But the impossible happened to Mr.. Small
at the close of a very busy day He found
a shortage Of $40 in his cash. He worked
on the books until l o'clock in the morn
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SO vivid--in fact so much more vivid
than any he had ever before experienced.
that it made e deep impression on his
mind, and he jotted down the drea n and
its date On paper After sufficient
length of time had elapsed for the
schooner to have arrived at Honolulu, Mr..
Branch had another realistic vision. He
saw his brother going on board a large
steamer at Honolulu, and he saw also
that his brother was coming home to S-n
Francisco. This dream and its date were
jotted down in black and white and re-
lated by Mr.. Branch to his friends. On
consulting the steamer schedule 1t was
found that a steamer from China TO this
city was due at Honolulu at the date of
the dream, and this discovery was all
that was necessary to convince Mr.
Branch that the vision was worth heed
ing. He made all his arrangements to
receive his brother on the arrival of the
steamer and had Ellis Holmes. Inspector
of Customs, at the gangplank to search
and pass upon his brothers baggage, so
that there might be no unnecessary de-
lay in landing the expected visitor.
Clerk Branch had a fine dinner pre-
pared at his home and a hack at the
wharf as the steamer arrived. What was
the astonishment and delight of all the
persons to whom the dream had been tod
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plenty. Sometimes I just couldn't stano II
any longer; the tears would come 1t was
so pitiful to see them lying there sufrer-
ing, and yet never forgettul OIL olHe4S
who might be forse.
'"There were so many instances Where
grit-grit in every sense OF the word
was shown One fellow who had had
hand to hand fight with two F1hplhos
came in terribly cut. Knives had peen
used and a great cash was cut III ms
cheek and the fingers Of each hand lald
open to the bone where the knife had
been jerked out of his hand. DO you
know that man stood there, puned away
at a cigar, and never fiinChed once WnlIe
the doctors took seven stitches IN MS
cheek. He smoked continually, taking the
cigar out of his mouth with his drawn
up hand. 1t was only when they began
to work on his fingers, where the nerve
centers were, that he said anything, and
he jerked his hands away, saying, Good
God. leave them alone!
But hadn't you better quit smokingP
1 asked him.
g No, lady; I couldn't stand the pain
if I did
another time a little Dutchman came
in holding up bleeding, shattered hand
{" Hello, fellows: how you vas? Dey
got you too?' he called out cheerily, and
he never moved nor murmured the whole
time the surgeon worked on his hand.
| gave him straight whisky. Matted milk
was too mild for such grit, and he de-
clares to this day that I saved his life"
We chatted on different subjects for
a while and then gradually drifted down
to Manila again and to the soldier boys
who have found their resting places
there.
The saddest sight-the sight that
makes your heart ache and the hot tears
come to your eyes-is to see four or fve
sometimes six, hearses going to the GEM
etery and not one moUrner. l could not
bear to see those poor fellows taken out
there without, seemingly, one soul to
mourn them. Often would l follow the
hearses and think that some poor mother
at home might be grateful if she knew
a woman-a woman who had a boy Of
her Own-nad followed hers to his grave.
Do you wonder [ loved them all and
mothered and petted them? They were so
grateful, and often in their delirium would
call me Mother, and want me to hold
their heads on my breast and smooth back
their hair"
Sobs were in Mrs. Boysen's voice as
she told me about them and about one
poor fellow over whom the surgeons were
working, and who caught sight of her
when one of the doctors stepped aside
He pushed the others from him, saying:
Get away; l want 10 see that wo-
man
Il went over to him and he threw his
arms around my neck, pulled my face
down to his and told me how much good
it did him to see me"
Guns, cartridges, bullets and Manila
souvenirs of all sorts and kinds Mrs. Boy
son showed me. But this" handing me
a large buckle, shaped like a round sun
burst and beautifully enameled, Il prize
more than anything. Some of my boys
Lee
boys l had nursed."
And would you really like to go back?'
1 asked when leaving.
Indeed, l should, and I just feel as
though l must"
Dear little woman, who mothered and
petted and cried over poor wounded SOL
ness this world Of ours is capable of Civ
ing.
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Remarkable Dreanns
That Were Realized
By San Framciscans.

T~HERE is a class of people who be-
lieve that dreams are inspirations
and augUries of the future. On the
opposite side there is a class who
\ believe that dreams are the dscon-
nected fragments Of the days
thoughts tossed brokenly and confusedly
upon the shores of sleep. Still another
class believe that dreams are often caused
by the action Of one mind upon another
at a distance, or are produced by what is
known as clairvoyance.
A most remarkable dream proving the
truth Of the last theory was experienced
some time ago by George W. Branch.
clerk in the naval Office in the Custom
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tracted somewhat from its value.
Probably the highest price ever maid for
one one OF these eggs was $l575, which was
other went for $40 and third itr, So te46
Earlier in this year as much as $40 was
P, PAID Tor one Fifty of the seventy eggs
na,IeoI IN existence are the, property of private
them many times their weight ii iin gold
Inc eggs are about the size of a mans
Inc total tot value of the seventy eggs is
Spon6 sIo no6 sfUOuO, or considerably more than
$40, 200 a dozen. Thus their market vaIne
is equal to that Of nearly $500 900 new laid
eggs at cents apiece. '0''''ON ~" i''O
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Eggs at $4,000. a Dozen.
At the Columbia.

''T. at is a ridiculous price for such an
egg as this" said a London auctioneer the
other day, when a man bid 100 guineas for
an egg. One of the company bid another
10 guineas, and as nobody could be per-
suaded to go higher the egg was knocked
down for 100 guineas.
The egg which fetched such an extraor-
binary price was an egg of the Great AUX,
of which there are only seventy in exist
ence. The last Great AUX died half CEN
tury ago, and there are therefore no birds
left to lay any more of these precious
eggs. The one sold the other day was
picked up in Iceland sixty-seven years
ago. and was slightly cracked, which de-
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house in this city. Mr. Branch is a
gentleman of standing and veracity, and
still more fortunately for the adherents
of the theory his story is corroborated
by a score of witnesses whose testimony
is conclusive and uncontradicted
During the administration of President
Cleveland, W. r.. Branch. a brother
can Vice-Consul at Apia. Samoa One
day Clerk Branch received a letter from
him stating that he expected to remain
at his post for three years longer. The
letter had been several weeks on the way
when received, and on the same night
George Branch dreamed that he saw his
brother at Apia taking passage on a
schooner for Honolulu. The dream was
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" over my question,
well. really, I have livet
those exciting scenes over agaiI
many u time. can never sweep them
Qntte out Of my memory"
''Tesl me, then" I asked, why did you
30 TO Manila?''
II went to Manila expecting to be q
nurse In the hospital. My son had gone
and 1 felt 1t duty, as well as the full,
hlling of lifelong ambition-to be a
nurse among the soldiers
AS she talked and lived over again her
Life in Manila I sat and watched her
pretty expressive face and wondered. !
wondered how this dear little woman
whose great, big motherly heart would
make her eyes overflow as she told about
those poor, suffering fellows, stood all
the pain and misery she saw. Dainty,
refined and delicate. yet constantly on the
fring line.
It seemed acknowledgements Bull
Dets and blood to be thought of IN con-
inection with her!
''Xou SEQ, 1t was like this" and 7 woke
up TO the fact I had missed part OF a
STORY.
'T wore the nurses garb and worked
with the full hospital corps. Fresh water,
a nice chair cloth, a bottle of Florida
water and some matted milk I always
carried with me. I could not do so very
cool water; feed them and mother them
and pet them, and they did need it so
sadly. Sometimes when they felt the cool
cloth on their faces they would open their
eyes in establishment knowing it was
wOmaus touch, and smIle-smile up into
my face when their suffering was 50 in
tense they could hardly stand It. One
poor fellow I shall never forget as long
as live He had been shot through the
stomach and was dying; the doctors had
done their best for him and gone. I sat
down beside him, put his head on my lap
and bathed his face. Death was very
near, so near that he could hardly speak;
but he opened his eyes. smiled and in the
most pathetic way said, 'Oh-oh-oh" I
held him until he died"
Mrs. Boysen's eyes were full OF tears,
and somehow my throat felt tight and
drawn.
'1Tell me about your first experience on
the firing line-the very first 1 said
Il certainly have cause to remember my
first time out. 1t was there I had a very
narrow escape and there that General
Wheaton Complimented me on my brav-
cry We were standing around, talking
and waiting for the wounded to be
brought in. We could hear the firing in
the trenches, but thought ourselves in no
danger. I stepped away from the man l
had been talking TO, and as I did so he
stepped into my place I was hardly two
feet away from him, when bullets came
thick and fast. He was struck and had
his leg broken in two places. For an in
stant I was terribly frightened, stunned
by the suddenness Of it all, but soon re-
gained my composure and never felt the
least fear after that"
Was that the only narrow escape you
had?"
NO; one other that I know of. but then
you can hardly call it an escape, as we
never discovered whether the shot was
fred at me or not. 1t occurred down on
the south line at Panay. Things were
rather quiet so I walked down to the
beach and was amusing myself gathering
shells. Our outpost was less than one
thousand yards from the Filipinos and as
I walked I unwittingly passed the danger
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It were by Q a $ a H ha ma@d oea sine W0I
fSa sFr fellows @ %
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u two places.
Such grit and such unself-
ishness! tell you, our boys are
made of grit. Never one murmur
no matter how great the pain. In
der all conditions they We're always
thoughtful for others who might need
the matted milk or broth more than
they did. Time and time again when
would give them something to drink, they
would drink half and say to give the rest
to a fellow-sufferer. Not one drop more
would they touch until assured there was
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at night? Did you never stay on the field
all night?"
Yes, twice; and both times slept in an
ambulance. 1t was at Calumpit, where so
many were wounded and l just couldn' t
leave. The firing never ceased, and the
awful wounds the poor fellows had 1t
seemed to me I never saw more terrible
wounds than, at that battle"
Arizona republican., 1899-09-18
THE BEER TAX.

In response to a communication from members Of an English syndicate which controls several extensive brew ing establishments in this country complaining against the increased rev enue tax on beer, the chairman of the organization has replied that the tax is exceedingly unpopular and will surely be repealed at the next session of con- gross. It is possible that this gentle man actually believes what he says, but if so, he is a strangely short sight cd and gullible sort of person. A broad. intelligently directed inquiry would convince him that instead of be- ing unpopular the new besr tax is so heartily approved by the people at large that any attempt by any party to abolish it would provoke a whirl- wind of public protest. If one thing is clearer than another, it is that this tax has come to stay fer a lcng time at the very least.-New York Mail and Express.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-18
4 FILIPINO VIEW.

For months past an army of Ameri- cans has been standing face to face with an army Of F'ilipincs peo- pie against my people, the civilization of the west against the half-civiliZa- ton of the east-and it has been nct quite safe to predict what the outcome would be. There has been courage. on both sides-plenty of it. Whatever the Filipino may be, he is no coward; death and wounds have TO more ter TOTS fer him than for his foes. But, in the end, high civilization is. sure to tell, when pitted against low civiliza- tion: and AguiIaldo and his half trained followers were never likely to hold their own against the discipline and rap:d-fre guns. of the Americans. As a Filipino, I think it is as well that they should not; for I believe that the government l-if the United States has the best interests of the islanders in view, that it will give them all the self rule they are at present capable of ex- ercistrg, and that it will start them on career of prosperity such as their ambitious leaders are by no means likely to open for them.-Ramon Reyes Lala in the Forum.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-18
INCREASED HOSPITAL SERVICE

The surgeon general of the army will make urgent recommendation in
 his annual report in favor of a ma terial increase in the hospital corps. A large force of stewards and acting stewards is required in the Philippines in the event of active operations Fully one thousand more men in the hospital corps will be required with the army which will be in the field in October. The medical officers estimate that the strength of the hospital corps should be 1 per cent of the numerical strength Of the army. Of course, if the army in the Philippines be increased to 100, 900 men, the hospital corps would have to be augmented by 5000 more men than are now with the troops under Otis. The number of hospital stewards on duty is 18S and appointments can be made to the grade until the force is de- creased below the limit of 10O Con gress authorized 200 stewards for ser vice during hostiIities, and now that the war has closed and the corps is on 2 peace basis again, the number of stewards must be reduced There are 30S acting stewards and 2,S76 privateS of the hospital corps on active duty The need for a larger. hospital corps. at least during the operations in the Philippines. will be pointed cut by the general. who will urgently rec ommend at least some temporary pro- vision for the augmentation Of that and Navy Register.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-18

ftlax when his neighbor who has an in come of $2,400 is exsmpt. Such a law is regarded as class legislation, and class Legislation is always resisted. We have no objection to an income tax, provided it be equal and uniform.
 We are in favor Of a law that will tax all incomes without discrimination. Our objection to the income tax law as contemplated in the Chicago plat form cis 1896 is that it exempts some taxpayers from it's provisions while imposing it's burdens upon others. We believe that g national law of this character would be almost as complete a farce as the law in South Carolina has proven to be.-Riehmord Times (Dem.)
Arizona republican., 1899-09-18
WISE ACTION.

The failure of the office of the claim agents to get the Grand Army to con- sure Pension Commissioner Evans will r5 a general source Of eradication. There may be need of some change in the pension laws, as the report cf the Pension committee adopted by the en- component indicates, but the unfair ccndemns ton e faithful official would have hindered rather than have promoted legislation The members of the pension committee wisely recog- nized that fact, as did the members CT the eacampment, and the personal side of the controversy was eliminated. Philadelphia Press.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-18

The Jerome reporter is greatly ex- ercised over the fact that the Jeromo jail has cell spiked on the inside for the purpose of stirring guilty consci- ences to confession. It calls upon the Phoenix and Prescott papers to state whether the jails of those cities are similarly arranged. The Republican would like to give the desired infcrma- tion but is unable to do So. It has been the ambition of the reportoriaI staff to keep on the outside of those in stitutions and thus far it has been sue cessfut.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-18
BOSTON'S POPULATION.

To a greater extent than most large American cities Boston seems to be an attraction for Americans born in other states. Only Is per cent Of the popu- latiOn of New York were Americans born outside of the state of New York. C2ly H per cent of the American-bOrn population Of Philadelphia were born outside of Pennsylvania. But p per cent of the native-born residents Of Boston were born outside Of M3ssachu- sets. Boston still draws upon New England for 2, good proportion Of it's population, and this in itself tends to identify Boston with the whole section Of the country in which it is situated. Boston Advertiser.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-18
ORDER FIRST.

If Aguinaldo counts on any material CT moral support in this country he is mistaken. Whatever sympathy he may have had before he took up arms against the American troops in Manila, or that he may enjoy after he lays them down, he will have none that will benefit him while he is warTing 2 against us. The public mind is deter mined that the victory shall rest with tE:s country and it is evident that the president can secure all the troops he needs fer the work which he las un- deTtaken. The only issue concerning the Philippines will be as to their future government, and thCse whc' diff fer from the president Cn that subject are not helping themselves in the forum by refusing to aid in vigorous prosecution of the war.-Harper's Weekly.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-18
RACE PREJUDICE.

It is reported that a Chicago em- ployer Of labor discharged all his French workmen when he learned of the verdict of the Rennes court mar ti2l in the Dreyfus case. If imitation be the sincerest flattery, then this en- ployer is indeed bestowing praise upon the generals who secured the convic- ton Of Dreyfus by appealing to race prejudice.
 To refuse employment to a work man because he happens to be French is as bad in principle as for the anti Semites Of France to demand the con- viction of Dreyfus because he is a Jew. Chicago Record
Arizona republican., 1899-09-18
CHICAGO SPANISH.

Spanish is to be taught in Chicago $ public schools, probably with an cut look toward our future trade with countries where that language is spok- en, including the West Indies and the Philippines. It is yet too early to de termine whether Chicago Spanish will prove intelligible in those lands or elsewhere, but the experiment shows enterprise and is worth making, even Volapuk and Choctaw, net understood Volapik and Choctaw, not understood by speaker or nearer, though possibly useful as a vehicle for metaphysics N. Y. Tribune
Arizona republican., 1899-09-18
THE INCOME TAX.

The income tax law of South Caro- lima has proven to be almost a com plete failure, the entire revenue there from during the past year being only about $10G00. The Iaw in South Caro- lima pr1yides thst all incomes of B. 500 and over shall Egy 9 tax, and in that statement lies the secr5t of its failure. There arc all sorts of ways cf dodging 8 graduated" income tax. The man who has an income of $3OOg does not feel that he ought to pay q