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He will die Of accident then. or by the
hand OF one OF his victims-vengeance will
cut him down. CThis man. being con-
cerned in numerous shady transactions, had
many enemies)
Julia: Nothing Of the kind. He will die,
ther, please. Let me go. I'm SO tired"
Not until you say"
The somnambule moved uneaslly in her
chair: II can't say more. Pray let me go.
I told all l know
Commissions again shook the sibyl and as
the childish voice ceased to speak the
countenance of the Fat. fair and forty
gradually reappeared before my puzzled
eyes. while Madam seemed to awaken from
a deep sleep. It's hardly necessary for me
to say that this was our first meeting, that
the medium knew me neither by name or
reputation. and, likewise. knew nothing OF
my difficulties or of the parties in the case
she analyzed.
Next I sent to Julia two persons whom !
nave every reason 10 esteem IOr Luelr SOou
sense and honesty. Both. too. were, Ike
myself. anxious to look into their future.
and only fate seemed capable of answering
the questions that agitated their miads.
Ny friend Smith asked Julia about the
illness of a near relative. Che foretoId his
early death. and hit it right, though at the
moment when the prophecy was made the
PERSONS illness had taken a turn for the
better.
Miller asked her about case before the
court. He got rather undecisive answer.
but the prophecies gave him, unasked,
piece Of information that helped him m
mensely in his legal troubles. She told him
where certain document. needed in the
case. could be found. Miller had put it
there himself, but had forgotten all about it
As to my own affair. JuIia's prophecy
came true, in part at least. The matter was
! settled TO my entire satisfaction. How
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gotten that many who deride fortune telling
appeal to an oracle when there is nothing
to appeal for)
I began by calling on those miserable
astrologers and sibyIs who imagine that
they can read your future in a set OF dirty
playing cards. at the bottom of an IN
washed coffee pot or in the white OF an egg
dissolved in water. You smile. but the
earnest investigator is not easily appalled,
by the apparatus, for truth masquerades in
ali sorts OF disguises In this world of un-
balanced minds found deal OF rascality,
stimulation. hypocrisy, a veritable bedlam
of shameless lies. When got through with
these 1 went to the most famous somnam-
bulist Paris boasts Of. This woman claims
to become. under hypnotic influence. the in
carnation OF certain little girl, whom she
calls Julia.
We sat opposite each other, broad ia
( BILE between US. and she asked me to talk
to Julia, "a child OF or s. Then her coun-
tenance changed: her eyes and hands, her
whole body went into convulsions; her hair
came down and she was another. Mind,
this happened in plain view of me. No
! screens, false lights or other hoclspocus.
| During the period OF reincarnation, Iast-
| ing several seconds. Madam was not pleas
ant to look u2on: when it was over her
face had the naive and innocent aspect OF
early childhood. And now a sharp, clea-,
/ girlish voice. emanating from that z5l
pounds OF avoirdupois. asked in a hesttat-
| ing. suffering way:
{ What DO you want7 Are you in trouble!
/ Did you come on your own account or for g
friend?'
! After answering these questions concen-
trated my thoughts on the matter in hand
! on the different actors in the drama that
meant 50 much to me. And after some pre-
! liminary remarks Julia actually entered In
! 70 these, my thoughts-rsad them not Sith
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wRrTTEN FoR rrIE gUNpAY REPURI.Ic.

L.
History Records Prophets Sayings.
It's almost inconceivable, in a certain
sense, why we are unable to look into the
future
A mere nothing, Ike the opening Of a new
brain cell. an infnltesimnl change in the
brain curvatures. an additional nerve or the
extirpatiou Of an existing one might con-
fer upon US that boon, allowing Us to see
the future with the same degree Of certain
ty with which we now view the past.
Indeed. there is no reason whatever why
we shouldn't know what Will happen, for
everything that does happen must of ne
eessity exist before we become aware Of Il
It must exist IN some form or other, and its
existence must be known 10 some one or
other.
Without the ability to look into :he fu-
ture the human brain is ike hermetically
sealed vase floating on the sea of life. The
waters OF fate throw it here and there,
tease IT and play with It, but never reach
its contents.
No wonder man has tried from time i'm
memorial TO fructify the contents Of that
unproductive urn by waves Of light. There
have always been prophets, soothsayers and
magicians who claimed the gtf; OF looking
into the future. And. frauds or not, normal
or abnormal. many Of them have left their
impress. History records their sayings to
this day. But prophets were rare and far
between. Ike the diseases that distinguish
then-certaln forms OF hysteria end other
nervous phenomena Hence the substitutes
base limitations. Fakirs pretended 10 read
the future in the curves marked by the
flight Of birds. in the intestines Of sacriice
animals, In the stars. in IRE and water and
dreams.
Fascinating as found the study of an
Client miracle lore, was stu NOR. anxious
10 ascertain FhS attitude az la;tss-dsy sos-
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out apparent difficulty, though, as one
reads the pages Of a book covered over by
layer of tissue paper. She gave the scene
OF action and mentioned the principal par
ties, characterizing each in few words
that. while naive. hit the mark-alI this
without assistance on MY part. without a
hint, even by word OF mouth or sign.
VERY well. Julia" said. You seem TO
be as well up in the case as I. but desire
to know more. Please tell me, If you can,
how It will all end"
That's hard to say, Monsieur
"shan I VIM" I insisted.
Julia thought q while. You will be sat
isaed with the outcome" she said after a
pause Don't be afraid Of the ultimate re-
suits"
but you know yourself that it is a most
ticklish case. There is the gentleman op-
posed to my interests and the other who in
trigues against me-
Julia replied decizlvely: "As to the latter,
nc OOGSu 70 l4uL SOA. 1Ac AiehttS III
woman. and for that reason doesn't want
you to be her friend
But my principal enemy-will he give
in7"
He won't stand much longer in your
way. He is Ill and his days are numbered -
You are mistaken, Julia He is sound as
fish. I saw him day before yesterday
the picture Of health
Julia dnsisting): Il can't help what you
saw. That gentleman is doomed He won't
live long,
How do you account for that. Julia?"
The somnabule: Il see blood all around
him He is marked, I assure you
'You don't mean to say that he viii die
in duel?''
q should add here that 1 had once IN
tended to call out that person, Remember,
We were in France.)
julia; 'No, ther. win be no duel"
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With Paris FORTUNE TeIIers.

time when project that had got beyond
my control was in suspense While unable
to influence its outcome in any manner or
form fslt that its failure or success would
forever decide my fortunes. Details I can
not furnish. Suffice It to say that the par
ty on the other side was far richer and
more resourceful than I; that. indeed. I was
noundertng in a maze OF intrtgues, while
the result Of It all WAS problem to my
mind, battling logic Hence ! had some
pointed questions to ask. S1et it not be far-
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ever. though n very sick man. my opponent
is still alive. May fate spare him
The National tribune., 1902-02-20

non-committslly, for he wHs beginning to
recognize In his son strange masteriness-
The ship was to sail some time the next
morning. and the Deacon must go aboard
that evening, so as to be ready.
They had a final royal feast to bid him
farewell. and also to bid farewell to the
leisure and high living at Savannah, for
their haversacks were already packed ritth
three days rations for the march: their
cartridge-boxes were full: their GreSs-uni-
forms were stored away. They had quit
blacking their shoes and were already pull
ing their socks over the bottoms OF their
pantalOons and tieing them there with a
string in the old marching way. They
were dropping, the stiff. precise attitudes
and motions of the drill ground. and falling
back into the long. swinging strides that
carried them over 30 miles a day.
Amy hour might come their turn to roll
all their belongings up into blankets, throw
them over their shoulders scarf-fashion,
and start on march they knew not
where. hnt hoped would lead them to
Charleston.
After the meal the Deacon shook hands
with and bade each member OF Co. = take
care Of himself, took leave of the officers,
and entered the ambulance which had
been lunned ri to take his father TO
Savannah and the ship. After helping him
stow his things in the state room, 81 went
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PERSONAL.

James Egan, who served with distinc,
tion during the war under Farragut, as
a gunner. died at Joliet. ILL.,, Feb. 4, aged
80. He was Il member of the Naval Vet
Grams Association. and wealthy pioneer
esldent of Joliet.
While in attendance upon the meeting
Of the q. a. Il. National Committee on
Tensions. in Washington, COmrade John
g. Linehan received the new, pleasant
kews that he was u grandfather, Il son
having been born to his son.
Gen. Egbert B. Brown, who was in
command OF the Union troops at Brazos.
Tex, in the last battle of the war. died
at West Plains, Mo, Feb. II, aged So
He went out in 1861 as Lieutenant
Colonel of the 7th Mo, then became Brig
adicr-General of Missouri Militia and
Brigadier-General of Volunteers.
Remi Boerner, 2S2G Poplar St, Phila-
delphia, Pa. has just entered upon his
third term Commander of John a.
Koltes Post, Dds, Department of Pennsyl-
vania. He has been n member of this
Post since 1877. This Post. il is elaine d.
is the only Post in the State that pays
weekly sick benefits and funeral expenses
Of members.
Mrs. Mary J. Storms Cross. wife Of
COmrade Allen w. Cross, died at her
home, 800 South Campbell Ave, Chicago.
H., Jan. 16. She was a member Of the
Woman's Veteran Relief Union, 3.
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Total,

Thus it will be seen that with all the
effort that has been made in the past four
years to secure justice to the veterans and
their widows, with 57S,099 Iong-pending
claims waiting for adjudication; with all
the bitterness of the country against
cleveland's maltreatment of the veterans;
with these men long. long stride nearer
their graves; with the payments under
the old law decreased to an equivalent of
72,646 at $S a month. there has been an
increase of but 1854 under the Act Of
June 81. The number of invalids at Sc
a month has been increased S.SS1; the
number at $S month has been increased
a, ,439: the number at so has been in
creased 20G20; while those receiving $12
have been reduced $3.50.
The number of widows receiving IS
month has been increased 81 1,660, while
those receiving So have been reduced
3,OS3.
Remember that this was after forr
years of Lochrcn's terrific onslaught Oh
the pension roll.
Remember, also, that Mr.. Evans report
ed 4O3,569 unadjudicated claims still pend
ing June 30, 1901.
While there have been some increases,
they have been very few in comparison
with the whole understanding few in
consideration of the advancing age and in
creasing disabilities of the veterans.
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WANT TO tnME RACK

The people of sleepy old Alexandria
are half-waking up with a desire to be re-
annexed to the District of Columbia. In
1916, when the rest of the country was
building railroads, and taking the trade
to the big cities and away from the small
places which owed all their Importance to
the fact that they were at the head of
navigation for small ships, which could
come up there for the produce of the sur
rounding country, Alexandria got the false
! idea that she was decaying because she
was detached from Virginia and united to
the District. She did not consider that
the neighbOring city of Fredericksburg was
decayinS for the same reas0n-because the
railroads were carrying the produce to
Baltimore and Richmond, where big ships
could carry it TO market cheaper than the
little ships. She did not reason that all
Virginia was decaying. because Of slavery.
and because the energetic young men were
leaving the cabal-ridden State for the pro.
gressive and growing West. Alexandria
had the true Southern proclivity for mis-
taking the real cause of things. So she
worried Congress until bill was passed
giving the people of that portion of the
District lying south of the Potomac the
privilege of voting whether they would
stay in the District, or return to Vir-
ginia. Daniel Webster and other able
thinkers protested that the act was un-
constitutional-that nothing but Con-
stitutional Amendment could divide the
Federal Territory. But the act was passed
all the same, and the people of "Alexan-
dria County," containing some 36 square
miles OF land, voted to go back to Vir-
Ginia. In spite of this. Alexandria con-
tinued to decay worse than ever. There
was spasmOdic activity there during the
war, but since every effort to galvanize
the old town into life has failed. Real
estate promoters have tried it, show has
been made to establish factories. and va
riOus schemes have germinnted and sprout-
cd only to wither without flower or fruit
Although but seven miles from Washing
t0n-cOnnected by two railroads and q
line of steam ferries-AlexaRdria par
takes no more Of Washington development
than Fredericksburg. slumbering on the
Rappahannock. 60 miles away. Some of
the people have started an agitation for a
reunion of the District based on the un-
conStitutionality of the act OF retrocession
There is little doubt of this. Congress
had no more right to give the country
give the rest of the District back to Mary
land. The agitation may result in some
thing, but it is more likely not to.
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A Very Young Soldier.

FDTToR NATIONAL TPTRrNE: ] am
reader Of The National Tribune. ard have
been since before it was a weekly narer.
eagerly look for it each week am and
have been great reader all of my life and
take many papers. but ! will do without
all of them. Including dailies. rather than
The National Trihnne.
| have read many controversies in re-
gard to who was the youngest soldier I
mean among those who carried q gun and
knapSack-not drummers: and also the
claim Of Bailey Post 1f4 Portsmouth.
o.. and Lorain Post. 44S. Ohio. be-
liPve that we have the youngest soldier on
record. who has carried n gun and knap-
sack Cnmrade .Tahn n. Fraley was born
in April, 1880. and enlisted in Co. II. 13th
Iowa Feb. 22. 1854. and was discharged
Mt Louisville. Ky. July 81. 1865. Com
rade Fraley has lived here ever since ,he
war. He was Commander If James Dem
how Post. 400. for several terms. ] claim
he is the Youngest soldier on record. ex-
Guiding drummers and camp followers
ROBERT DENBow, Albian. Iowa.
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brash bulbs that'n come fooling around
him, and pokin' sticks at him will have
their feet knocked from under him in a
way that'll open their eyes. And won't
il be fun to see some of them sassy little
fees. that are running and barking at
everything, come smelling around him.
when he's playing 'possum, and see him
snap 'em in like a turkey does grass
hopper Gators are fonder of dog-meat
than Of anything else, except niggers.
They'll lay awake nights studying where
to get hold of q good chunk of a dog or
of niger"
There's a lot of dogs in our neighbor-
hood that I'd like mighty well to feed to
him. remarked the Deacon.
We'll, you just take him up there, and
he'll look out for the dogs all right" as
serted Pete. "Georgia's overrun with
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AFTER all. though a Prince, our

AFTER all, though a Prince, our guest
seems to be a very gentiemanly fellow,
who has the manIiness to apologize when
he finds he has done wrong. He said
10 meinher OF the American Embassy
in Berlin:
Il know you Americans feel very sore
abont affairs in the East. and / do not
blame sou. ! myself made a mistake,
which see is now being exploited by the
English press TO create Il prejudice When
= at Hong Kong, at dinner on the Deutsch-
land THE Princes flagship in the East,
Commodore Dewey was present and was
the senior officer: there were two Russians.
some English and officers Of other nation
alities which | cannot now recall. when
proposed the health Of first the Gar of
1tussia, then others, and last of all that of
the President Of the United States. Dewey
was offended. as | learned the next day,
and ! realized J had made great mis-
take. ] Immediately went on boart. the
Olympia and saw Dewey, who accepted
my apology most graciously."
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WHAT hypocrites these Swivel Service
Reformers are! They have been fighting
tooth ard nail TO shut the veterans ont OF
every chance TO get into public employ
ment. even working the age limit 20 keer
them out of such little places rs watch
men. doorkeepers and messengers. Now
they are raising n howl because the in
ciusion Of the Census in the Civil Service
SHUTS out the veterans" They hope to
create a prejudice against it. There are
many more veterans employed in the Cen
sus Bureau than could have gotten in un-
der the Civil Service regime. They are
holding much better places, and doing
much better work. and doing it very ac-
ceptabIy. Then, the majority at least Of
the Census Bureau employees are ycter-
ans sons and daughters.
The National tribune., 1902-02-20
Death of Mrs, Stone.

The readers OF The National Tribune
who have during the past few years, from
time to time, had the pleasure Of reading
articles and sketches from the pen of
Prof w. w. Stone of San Francisco. will
be panied to learn Of the tragic death of
his wife, 10 days ago, under most distress
ing circumstances.
According to the press reports, Mrs.
Stone was drying her hair over a gas ra-
diatOr, when her clothing took fire. and
before the flames could be quenched she
was so badly burned that she died a week
later, in spite of the best surgical skill
that could be brought TO her aid.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Stone leaves
two married daughters, both residents of
San Francisco.
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DANIEL w. GUERNSEY. soldier. lawyer
and politician, died at New York Feb. =,
aged GS years. His home was for many
years at Poughkeepse. where he held the
Office of County Judge for ~ years. He
later moved to New York and became a
leader in Tammany Hall. through which
organization he was made Water Commits
sioner He was one Of the group OF Dem
ocrats that secured the nomination Of
Grover Cleevlard for Governor. He was
a First Lieutenant in the 47th n. Y.
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Total.

We have seen that he began with a
total OF 5TS,099 unadjudicated claims, all
og which had been pending for years. GER
tainly through the distressful four years
Of Clevcland's Administration for settle
ment. during which time the claimants
had grown grievously older and more
needy. 1t was confidently expected that
he would at once go to the work of clearing
up this mass of claims. and render JUS
ticc to the claimants before tens of thou
sands more Of them should die. The Re
publican party was pledged to this for it
was distinct issue in Il campaign of
1896, and the mandate of ,ne country was
The National tribune., 1902-02-20

TIVE Senate Committee on Pensions has
authorized Il favorable report on the joint
resolution constituting the pension law of
1870 10 give n pensionahle status TO those
who served in the Confederate army ard
subsequently joined the United States
army who are now denied the benefits Of
that act on the ground that they gave aid
TO the rebellion. The committee express
the opinion that it was the intention of the
trainers Of the act Of 1890 TO include such
persons within it's provisions.
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that this should be done. Mr.. Evans HIM
self was pledged to this, in the speeches
that he made attacking Cleveland's treat
ment of the veterans.
His report for the year ending June 30.
1901, shows the result of his work for
four years. There were then on the rolls
under the Act of June q, 1890:
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TIE Senate Committee on Pensions has
authorized favorable report on the bill
introduced by Senator Jones, of ArkaR-
sas, increasing the pensions of Mexican
war veterans. The bill applies to the sur
yivors Of that war who are pensioned or
may hereafter be Pensioned under the acts
Of 1887, 1891 and 1891, and gives each
of them q pension of Sl2 per month.
The National tribune., 1902-02-20

THERE is some outcry being made in
the Illinois faction fight in the Renuhli-
can party, hut ii hears no promotion to
the deep, dark. deadly work that is go
Ing on. It is not always that the victim
into whom the knife is sunk has life
enough left to yell The fight started in
very breezily with an exposure OF Gov.
Yates's frarFinG his cow home. hut it is
only occasionally that such choice tit-bits
OF scandal come to the surface.
The National tribune., 1902-02-20

THE English congratulate themselves
that at least they have no Yankee train
robbers" There is no chance for them
in that thickly-settled, much-policed coun-
try. No train there is ever ont of sight
of the omnipresent British constable.
The National tribune., 1902-02-20

LORD ROBERTS ought to have the big
gest chunk of self-satisfaction of any man
in the British Empire. He raked off the
reward for ending the South African war
some two years ago. and has since been
cutting off the coupons or that S500,000.
while Kitchener has not been able to cut
off a single Beers retreat.
The National tribune., 1902-02-20

TIE question Of name for the islands
we are to acquire from Denmark begins
to trouble some people. They will be no
longer the Danish West Indies" What
will they be? How would the American
Antilles" do for a general name for all
our possessions in those waters?
The National tribune., 1902-02-20

THE former financial agent Of the Pan
anna Company told the Senate Committee
that his company had spent 81 1.O0000n in
this country for purposes which he wOuld
not disclose. We can see the effect of the
disbursement in Congress and the news
papers, and guess who received slices of
the pork
The National tribune., 1902-02-20

THE Danish West indies are now orrs
and we have again expanded to the extent
Of three litrle islands. Of less than 200
square miles area. and about 10000 popu-
lation, mostly negroes. 1t takes us ont so
miles farther into the Atlantic. and keeps
away neighbors that might become trou-
blesome.
The National tribune., 1902-02-20

KOREA is beheading thieving officials in
patches of so. In this enlightened coun-
try they go to bed with nervous prostra-
tion, while the books are being examined.
and deny themselves to reporters. The
poor people who had their money in the
Detroit savings bank are likely to think
Korea not such a bad country after all.
The National tribune., 1902-02-20

AFTER all the talk about the changed
conditions in the South produced hv the
war. about progress" civilization" ="
building libraries and universities. it de-
velops that there are as many white men
down there who cannot read and write as
there were 80 years ago. Yet we will con-
tinue to send missionaries abroad.
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Mr.. LoUDENsLAGEE, Mr.. Evans's cham
pion in the House, got only one vote in
his candidacy for United States Senator
from New Jersey. Evidently his course
has not commended itself to the people
at home,
The National tribune., 1902-02-20

THIS week has passed without Henry
Clay Evans having been chased through
brush and briar by some red-eyed pen
sion shark. He will begin to feel the need
of healthful exercise soon.
The National tribune., 1902-02-20
Reunion Of the sstn Pa

Thirty-fve survivors Of the 6Sth Pa Scott
Legionl celebrated The 39th anniversary of
their first engagement fRattle Of Frederick
burg. Dec. II. ut Philadelphia. Pa. Many
promint nj speakers were present. Frank w.
Taylor. 25I South 18th ST.. Philadelphia. Pa,
Is Secretary Of this Association.
The National tribune., 1902-02-20

If the German Government was so
friendly with us at the beginning of the
Spanish War, why did the oficially-in
spired newspapers berate us SO villain
ously?