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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09

you down in the dewy morning of
life, at it's bright and glorious
noontide, In the late and silent
cleaning, or at the midnight hour
when natural vitality itself has
been almost consumed by the fires
of life long continued, you have
no right to complain. You can
not change Him with impartiality.
He has not betrayed nor deceived
you in any particular. He has
done you no injustice, for He did
not guarantee to you one moment
beyond the living, active present.
Is physical death even a calam-
ity to the we'll living? If. you
were far from beautiful home in
an inhospitable country, worn with
toll and haggard with care, racked
with pain and consumed with
fever, hungry and cold, poor and
naked, would you regard it as a
calamity to be speedily transported
back to that home? What, salve
for your sores; a panacea for. all
your aches and pains; a soothing
balm for all your bruises; Joy for
your sadness; reunion and associa-
ton with loved ones for your sore
bereavements here; hope for the
ages, bright as the sun at the
zenith. for your earthly doubts
and despair; eternal life for a
physical death; crown fadeless
and endless as the cycles around
which all futurity will roll and
swing through everlasting ages?
No, I shall not believe it.
The Lord enjoined Adam from
eating the fruit from a certain tree
and attached the penalty of death
in case he disobeyed this injunc-
ton. The serpent, being much
wiser than Adam in moral ethics,
for he had no knowledge of moral
death at this time, informed him
that he would not die a physical
death, and would be greatly bene-
fitted intellectually besides.
Therefore, when Adam learned
that it would augment his mental
sight, he ate the fruit, and then
and there died, as the Lord had
said, moral death, transmitting
the virus to all who should come
after him.
The Savior came into the world
to save it from moral death. AS
in Adam all die (morally), even
so in Christ shall all be made alive
(spiritually). But the thought
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09
An Interruption.
a IMMIE was the day man at
the Bodega, and had just

II TM IMMIE was the day man at
EOM the Bodega, and had just
donned an Immaculate
white jacket and apron preparatory
to serving the afternoon trade.
He stepped behind the highly
polished and well-kept bar, and
surveyed himself in the mirror.
The place was cool and at that
moment deserted. Having salts
fed himself that his appearance
was as usual. he turned and stood
meditating. He had Jared sumpt,
uously, was at peace with the
world, but withal was feeling some
what overfull. Just the thing!
A creme de menthe.
He placed a small thin-stemmed
cut glass on the bar and, filing it
with shaved ice, reached for a
lOng-necked bottle and placed 1T
beside the glass, humming softly
to himself, "Tell Me Pretty Maid
en-" when the swinging doors in
front parted and prospective
customer entered. Jimmie care
fully deposited his proposed aid to
digestion to the work board below
and prepared to relieve the thirst
of the stranger, who presented all
the outward appearance of q man
of means. Then he stood at q re-
spectful ease awaiting orders.
"Hot," the man said, at the
Same time wiping his brow.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09


this moral death an evil? Was it
wicked for God to affiict man with
it? Was it even q calamity? Did
not Adam better his condition by
partaklng of this forbidden fruit
and thereby transmitting to his
posterity a moral, social and in
tellectual state much more desir-
able and far superior to that which
would have been their heritage had
Adam been obedient? I do not
mean to put premium upon dis
obedience; but how can you make
perfectly free agent unless you
allow him to elect, to obey or dis
obey at his option? If he must
obey then he is no longer free
agent. If there were no prohi-
billions then he could not disobey,
and hence he would not be free
agent. To be Independently free
you must be at liberty to elect to
do thing or not to do it. [ in
cline strongly to the opinion that
to make man absolutely free was
the design Of the Lord from the
beginning, hence the injunction
prohibiting him from eating the
fruit of but one tree out of the
many in the garden. I think that
if Adam had been obedient the
people of the earth would have
been innocent and happy, but with
a mediocrity of intelligence, not
capable of approaching to the
very fullest extent the cup of JOY,
when it did present itself to them,
as under the present free dispense
ton. Then JOY and pleasure would
have been the common fare for
every day in the week, Sundays
not excepted. and they might have
become surprised with the same
ness of the menu, and not have
enjoyed it one-half as we'll as we
do the infrequent spurts and spas
modic glimmerings Of JOY which
sometimes shine along our way.
Now under the present dispense
ton we have cloud and sunshine.
deep shade, fitting shadow, JOY
and sorrow, and signs and tears
and laughter intermingled and
commingled in such a variety that
neither become monotonous.
With the great progress the hu-
man brain is constantly making,
augmenting our perceptive, COD
ceptive and reasoning powers,
making us more susceptible to the
pangs of sorrow and disappoint-
ment, but at the same time en-
larging our capacity to enjoy with
greater zest the good things of
life, and thus what we lose on one
hand we gain on the other.
A. r. S.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09


endeavors to perpetrate, or does
perpetrate, an act of wickedness
against another. The desire to
iniure some one, whether success
full or not, is wrong and therefore
an evil. Hence, if mortal dissolu-
ton is an evil; then it is cruel
Injustice done man, and God is the
author of it. This would make
him capable of wickedness and
sin, which is an impossibility.
Death may be calamity, but, If
so, it is a just calamity, and not
a wicked calamity, and therefore,
no evil. God is not the author OF
evil.
AS God has instituted the or
dinance called death, while it may
not meet the full appreciation OF
many, and most of us would rather
evade it if we could, we are con-
strained TO admit that it is JUS
tice; that, while now we look
through the glass darkly, after a
while, when life's vicissitudes and
storms have rolled away, our men,
tai horizon will be extended. We
will see farther and better under
stand His dispensaticns in regard
to us. Then we feel confident
that we shall find He has done all
things we'll and right; that it is
contrary to His nature to either
invent or excuse an act of injustice
against man.
Physical death is indeed sad
and most stupendous calamity to
some people, but not an unjust OF
evil calamity-"For today if you
hear His voice harden not your
hearts as in the provocation." All
of Gods promises to man are in
the present tense. Nov is the
accepted time. Behold, today is
the day of salvation" Not tomor-
row, not a year hence, but now.
The living present is yours, not
the days of eternal nature, yet
locked in the vaults of time. You
must act in the present. God is
not responsible for your future
destiny. He has promised you
nothing beyond it. Ii He smites
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09

stake was driven. through the
heart, whereat, says the report,
las nearly as I can remember)
''fresh blood gpshed from mouth
and ears, and he uttered a fright
full shrek, as if he had been
alive As if he had been alive;
think of it! It would seem this
might speak for itself.
There are two very erroneous
Impressions in reference to cata-
lepsy or suspended animation.
One is that if the subject be de-
prived of air he will die in a few
hours. Another is that catalepsy
is always disease or the result of
disease. Since Col. Olcott, Of
theosophic fame, lectured in this
country twenty years ago up until
the present time too many in
stances, made authentic by the
best of evidence, attest the feats of
the Indian fakir and the Brahmitic
adept-that of prolonged "hypno-
sis" deprived Of sustenance, air or
any of the physical means which
are necessity to life from mo-
ment to moment. The error into
which many physicians have fall
len lies in the assumption sthat
catalepsy is, Per Sc, disease.
To the credit of the profession
be it said that no one pretends to
understand it. It is, however,
pretty generally held to be a
functional nervous disorder; the
tendency of modern investigation
is toward it's psychic aspects, and
moral means are now largely en-
ployed in its treatment by the
best physicians. There is one
great authority who holds it sim
ply as symptom and at times an
after effect of certain disorder.
That it is amenable to treatment
in mental therapeutics would seem
to place it on the border line of
psychics; a field little understood
at present, but with world of
possibilities; and modern science
labors under a disadvantage in
consequence of an ignorance for
which it is not to blame. It GER
.tainly is taking advantage of the
new material with wonderful avid
ity.
Then it will be seen that the
ordinary tests-the tests that JUS
tify a death certificate-are not
ipfallible. We're there but single
exception, instead of many, to
disprove the truth and exactitude
of the so-called tests, the univer-
salty of the rule must fall to the
ground. The exception to a rule,
is the one important thing, not the
successful applications. The I'M
dertaker is too ready with his
embalming fluid and ice-pack; the
physician too ready with the
scalpel and autopsy tho the latter
has greater justification for action,
in that he is sincere and relies on
his science, while the former has
not as yet reduced his knowledge
to a science; unless it be the celer-
ity with which he dresses his
subject la Hermann, and collects
his bill.
: The proposition that forces it.
self on the mind is that an adj
vanced stage of decomposition is
the only sure test; and as long as
physicians fail to recognize this
pregnant fact, inst so long will the
human race be menaced with the
horrors of premature burial. =
K. M.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09

subject; and the immense amount
of data obtained has not yet been
[given to the public mot in con-
densed book form at least. One
very startling fact is that at least
one case q week is discovered and
reported. This statement is open
to question, and is possibly some-
what exaggerated. Be that as it
may, the appalling possibility of
premature burial. as result Of a
condition SO common as catalepsy,
the psychic aspects of which are
so little understood in this coun-
try, invests the subject with no
little interest, once it has been
Opened,
| One case Of interesting import
is thato a young woman dwelling
near Indianapolis who came to life
after fourteen days of suspended
animation. Six doctors had ap-
piled the usual tests and pro-
nounced her dead. Her younger
brother chung to her and frantic
ally declared she was still alive.
In the excitement the bandage
holding the jaw in place was &C
cidentally pushed aside, and the
tongue was seen to move slightly.
Restoratives were Immediately
applied and to the best of the
writer's knowledge the patient is
still living.
Another incident of like char
acter occurred not long ago in a
Kansas town, that of woman who
had been twice pronounced dead
by the attending physician and
twice resuscitated by her friends.
In the second instance, while pre-
pairing the body for burial, it was
pricked by a pin. Soon after
wards it was discovered that
small drop of blood had appeared
where the pin entered. Vigorous
treatment was resorted to-; con-
seriousness returned and life was
saved. It might be of interest to
note here that the lady declared
afterward that she never for an in
slant had lost consciousness; she
comp1ehended all the significance
of the medical tests applied, and
felt the utmost indifference as to
the result was neither surprised
nor alarmed when it was an
nounced that she was dead. The
testimony of nearly all who have
undergone the experience of pro-
longed catalepsy gives voice othis
latter opinion of complete self
consciousness during the interval
of suspended animation. Every
thing is lucid and clear, but there
is no power of volition.
/ we'll remember reading the
account of the death of Washing
ton Irving Bishop, the celebrated
mind reader, which occurred un-
der circumstances which called
forth the declaration on the part
of his friends and relatives that he
was not dead before the surgeons
knife penetrated his brain. It
was a well-known fact that he was
subject to cataleptic periods at
any time-some of them number
ing hours in duration.
These are not exceptional cases.,
nor is the phenomena of modern
origin. Il, can be- traced back
through all ages of which there
are any records. In all human
i probability the ancient belief of
vampirism had it's origin in dis
covered cases of suspended anima-
ton. Whenever a corpse was
suspected of being vampire, the
grave was opened and the, body
examined. IF it showed no signs
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09
VII is an act of wicked
ness nerpetrated against

ness perpetrated against
some being, either NOR
tai or spiritual, the de-
sign of which is to in
jure that being. The
evil is in the one who
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-10
COTTON EXCHANGE FOR 1T.
Resolution AdODted for Sub
Treasury at Savannah.

Resolution Adopted for Sub
Treasury at Savannah.
The Savannah Cotton Exchange fell
in line in the sub treasury movement
yesterday by adopting the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Savannah Cot
ton Exchange heartily approves of the
movement in the United States Con-
gress by Senator Clay and Representa-
tive Lester, looking to the establish
ment of a sub treasury at Savannah.
THAT this body desires to cooperate
with and to assist in any practicable
way the Savannah Clearing Associa-
ton, the City Council and the Savan-
nah Board of Trade in every effort to
secure a sub treasury at Savannah;
and to that end the president or, in
his absence the presiding officer of this
exchange, is requested to appoint, IN
his discretion, one or more of its men,
bers to act with committees from the
City Council, Clearing Association and
Savannah Board of Trade to visit
Washington in the interest of the pro-
posed measure whenever it is deemed
advisable to do so, and generally to
aid and support it in every proper
way"
Some days ago a meeting of the Sa-
Vannah Clearing Association was neiu,
when it was decided to do all in its
power to bring about the establishment
of a sub-treasury here. With that end
in view, communications were AID
dressed by President Mills B. Lane to
the City Council, the Savannah Cotton
Exchange and the Savannah Board OF
Trade, asking their cooperation in the
movement.
Congressman Lester has promised to
notify Mayor Myers before report
upon the bill for the establishment of
a sub-treasury at Savannah is made by
the committee to which it was referred.
When such notice is received it is ex-
pected that a committee will be APP
pointed, with members from all four
bodies named, to appear before the
committee in Washington in the effort
to secure a favorable report upon the
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-10
A SOLDIERS WREATH.
placed on the Grave of Mai. George
Robertson.

Robertson.
The funeral of Maj. George Robert
son. who died in Berkeley, Cal, Dec. "a,
but whose remains were brought to Sa-
vannah for burial, took place yesterday
afternoon in Laurel Grove Cemetery.
The remains wefN taken from the un-
dertaking establishment of Fox &
Weeks. to the cemetery where the ser
vices were conducted by Rev. NJ. Camp
bell Stryker assistant rector of Christ
Church.
Mai Robertson, who was so years
old, was born in Savannah, where his
father and grandfather had each lived
to ripe and respected old age, and
lived here until the beginning of the
Civil War He joined the Confederate
Army and served in the commissary
department, where he made an excel
lent record At the close of the war
he made his home at Blackshear, where
he spent a number of years before
finally joining his sons in California,
where he spent the last years of his
life. He is affeetionately remembered
i'm Savannah by a number of old
friends many of whom were closely
connected with him in his army ca
reer, and many of these were present
at the funeral yesterday. Though not
a member of any OF the Confederate
Veteran associa tons of this city, the
Daughters. Of the Confederacy, never
theless, honofed the memory of so
brave soldier by placing a laurel
wreath on the grave.
Among the relatives at tho funeral
were Mr.. Robertson's Oldest son. MIR.
George Morton Robertson of Berkeley.
Cal. and his son-in-law, Mr.. Turner
OF Quitman.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-10
WILL CONFER ABOUT LIBRARY.
Meeting of the city Council Next
Week for That Purpose.

4 meeting Of the City Council will
probably be held next week. when the
question of the free public library will
be considered At the meeting of Coun-
cil Wednesday. not very much bust
ness was considered, as the aldermen
were in a hurry. II had been expected
that the library matter would be
brought IN in some form then, but
such was not the case. Mayor Myers
said yesterday that 1t will probably
be taken up at next week.
The Georgia Historical Society has
suggested a conference with the city
Council. The Mayor submitted a prop
osition to Col. George A. Mercer. PRES
ident Of the society. relative TO the
use of Hodgson Hall for free library
to which Col. Mercer replied. stating
reasons why such an arrangement
might not be made. The society. how
ever. appointed a committee 10 confer
with Council, and II is probable that
the committee will attend the Council
meeting.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-10
TWO CARS ARRIVED.
Long Looked Tor Ncstibuled Trolley
Cars Are Coming in.

Two Of the vesthuled trolley cars
purchased last summer by the Savan-
nah Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope
Railway Company for the winter travel
arrived yesterday. and General Map-
ager Luo!en II. McIntire has Force
of men at work getting them ready for
immediate service. The work of put
ting the cars in shape to run will CON
tinue day and night until they are on
the streets.
Mr. McIntire expects to have one OF
the cars in service Sunday, and the
other will be ready early next week.
Notice has been received that two
ot.ar cars of the same sort were
shipped TO Savannah on last SATURDAY.
and they are expected daily. The cars
are large and comfortable and will be
a great addition TO the rolling stock
OF the corpora ton. 1t is expected that
by next winter nearly all of the cars
in the service OF the new concern that
is TO take charge will be of the STYLE
selected by Mr. McIntire.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-10
Mr.. BRANDT DOUBTS.
Has No Faith In Alleged Purchase
of CoIonna Madonna.

Mr.. Carl J.. Brandt, director of the
Tefair Academy of Arts and Sciences.
does not take much stock in the al
legged acquisition of Raphaers "Colonna
Madonna" by Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan.
Mr.. Brandt does not believe that the
original of this picture can be pur-
chased for love or money.
THE original" he said yesterday,
lis now in the Berlin Academy, and
it is beyond belief that the German
government would consent TO part with
it for half d million dollars or any other
sum Half a. million Is the amount that
reports have it MIR. Morgan has paid
for the picture.
cit must be a copy on which MIR.
Morgan has got his hands. The con-
tinental countries do not permit works
of art of this character to be removed
beyond their borders and any infraction
of the rule they have adopted is pun
ished at least by the confiscation of
the entire amount received for the work
and frequently by an added term of
imprisonment. In a sense, these paint
ings and statues are considered the
property of the country in which they
are owned. and their sale to a citizen
of any other country is almost an act
Of lese majeste.
1.-The 'Colonna Madonna said Mr..
Brandt, lis a great painting, but it is
not one of Raphaels greatest. During
his life time he painted more than forty
Madonnas and the Colonna is one of
his earlier works. 1t is a wonderful
painting, of course, and | do not be-
lieve it could be purchased for any sum
of money. If Mr.. Morgan has bought
anything it is probably d copy of the
picture.
Money cannot buy the masterpieces
of the great painters of the old world.
Some years ago Mr.. John w. Mackay
offered half of his fortune. then esti-
mated to be worth $50, 0G9. Gee, for the
'Sistne Madonna the greatest and
grandest of Raphaers paintings. The
painting is now in Dresden and abso-
lutely no sum of money would be suf-
ficient to purchase it. 1t could not be
sold even if the authorities of Dresden
so desired because the German gov
eminent would refuse its assent. In
my opinion, the same thing is true of
the Colonna. 1 have no idea that it
has been sold"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-10
WILL ARRIVE IN AFTERNOON.
Admiral and Mrs. SchIey's Coming
Delayed.


Admiral and Mrs Winfield Scott
Schley will reach Savannah this after
noon at 4:05 o'clock, city time, via the
Southern Railway, and will remain
eight or nine days as guests of Gen.
and Mrs. w. w. Gordon.
The welcome of the city has been
extended Admiral schley by resolution
of Council In conference with that
resolution, Mayor Myers has named
Aldermen Dixon and Colding as a COM
mittee to meet Admiral and Mrs.
Schley Schley at the train, to welcome
them on behalf of the city. Tomorrow
afternoon, from 4:30 to $50 o'clock,
there will be a reception rendered the
Admiral in the Long Room of the city
Exchange This will be a public AZ
fair. and the Long Room will be decor
ated for the event
The following letter will be received
by the Admiral as a result of meet
ing of the Cotton Exchange yesterday:
Rear Admiral w. S. Schley, Savan
nah Ga Sir-At special meeting Of
the Board of Directors of the Savan-
nah Cotton Exchange held this day,
was instructed to extend to yourself
and party the privileges OF the Elk
change during your stay in Savannah
Trusting that we may have the pleas
ure of welcoming you on the floor OF
the Exchange, l am sir, very respect
fully yours, ]. P. Merrihew,
Secretary and superintendent"
Besides ADMIRAL Schley Savannah
will have another naval hero to-day
in Capt Hobson. whom a Brunswick
dispa tch announces will be in Savan-
nah on his way to Charleston.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-10
SISTER THOMASlNE DEAD.
Young and Beautiful ReliGieuse En-
tiers Upon Her Last sleep.

tiers upon Her Last steep.
Sister Thomasine. of the order of
Sisters of Mercy, died at the Convent
of St. Vincent de Paul last night at
$3.50 o'clock. after a long illness. She
was quite young and very beautiful.
Sister Thomasine before she became
a novitiate of the order of Mercy was
Miss Alice Bessant, of Augusta. She
was a graduate of St. Mary's Acad-
envy, in her home city. She entered
upon her religious life three years and
a half ago, but though the period of
her novitiate had expired her continued
ill-health had prevented her taking
the final vows. On her death bed she
laid aside the white veil of the novice
and assumed the black veil of full sis
terhood
Almost from the time she entered
the convent Sister Thomasine had been
i'll, and her health declined with each
succeeding day. For the past month
her death has been daily expected, and
it was quite realized there was no hope
for her recovery.
A solemn requiem mass for the re-
pose of the soul of the departed sister
will be celebrated in the chapel of the
convent at o'clock this morning. 1t
is expected that the celebrant win be
Bishop Kelley. The funeral services
will take place from the convent at 4
o'clock this afternoon. The interment
will be in the Cathedral Cemetery.
In respect to the memory of Sister
st. Vincents Academy to-day. The
sessions of the school will be resumed
on Monday