Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-12

IL,
the first time was overcome by the
realization that there was "somethins
to it,
He went on July to the old pins
stump, which, by the way, is the only
one on the farm. Not caring to run
the risk of being jeered, Michael went
s4one, keeping his own counsel. After
digging two feet he found three fiat
stones, two large ones and a smaller
one, about two inches in diameter
of paper between the upper AMI
middle stones.
This paper was of a blush tint
ruled, and was about eight inches long
by two and half wide 1t was
rather damp, but held together
firmly. 1t was straight, but ap
parently had been folded at one timr
and it seemed to be without any trace
of writing. Michael had never seen
anything like that style of paper
before.
81 took it to the house" he said
land showed it there. Mother and
the rest were all very much excited
Mrs. Mary Wilson. a farmers wife
near by, was On the road, and she
came up and looked at it. When ]
told her of the dreams she thought
it very wonderful. Then | put itNin
the clock for safe-keeping.
A few nights later the British
soldier, for the sixth time, came to
Michael and advised him to go back
and dig deeper on the same spot.
Il went right away when l got up -
Michael narrates, "and dug two feet
deeper. Right in the ground | found
a little round bottle about an inch 10
diameter and six inches long. !
couldn't dig well there, as the subsol
seemed to have been pressed 30
gether, and in loosning the bottle I
happened to break it with a crowbar
Il carried the broken bottle to the
house and took a paper out and
showed it to the folks. There was
writing On it, pretty faded, but l
could make it out to be certificate
dated 1775, for $4,000 with interest
on the bank of England. l knew
what 6 stood for from my arithmetic
lessons.
Andrew, one of my brothers, was
working for B. F. J. Jewett. whose
son, Prof. n. F. Jewett. was then ut
home. He said to me: You had
better take it to the professor s..
took it and the first note down.
told Professor Jewett about my
dreams. He looked at both notes, and
after while said: I'll keep them il
some dark place where they won't
fade
''Then he and his father hitched III
a hores and buggy and came down
and examined the SPOT. The profes
sor took a spade and dug still ne
struck solid ground. His father
asked him what he did that for He
said he did that to see if the ground
at the bottom was old, old ground, and
he said:
at have no doubt of it. l am
satisfied it has been there for years y
Professor Jewett, who is connected
with the High school at Fredonia, and
who interested Professor Hyslop in
the case, has assured the latter that 1t
was evident that the ground had no.
been disturbed for many years.
Professor Jewett took the two
papers to Fredonia For a seventh
time the British soldier came in a
dream and told Michael that the first
note, which could not be deciphere3
was for 10000, with interest. Mi
chael wrote the substance of this
dream to Professor Jewett, who re-
piled that sue,.-a coincidence was
queer; that he had just used acids on
the note and had found that it was for
he sum name in the dream.
Professor Jewett subsequently wenF
to England and presented the notes at
the bank Of England. AS with in;
terest and compound interest money
doubles every 20 years, the e14,000
from ITS would now swell the
amount to more than 100000.
The officials of the bank of England
carefully Investigated its accounts
and replied that there were not out
standing obligations of that nature
and that he bank never gave interest
on notes.
The bank of England authorities
also added that the paper of the notes
was not made until 25 years after
ITS.
In the meantime Professor Hyslop
began to study this remarkable case
experimentally. This required a
series of investigations.
AS final touch to his experiments
Professor Hyslop tok Mccartney to his
house, SIG West One Hundred and
FOrty-ninth street, recently, and there
repeatedly hypnotized him to discover
if possible, whether in that condition
acting under suggestion, he could re.
veal the supposed real sources OF the
dreams
Every one of the seven dreams was
literally alike to the minutes cir
cumstance-something marvellous in
itself, for seldom On ever does any
person have even two dreams