The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

Unseen, to possess one definite idea of
what the Great Beyond holds in store
for it.
1t is this intense craving of the hu-
man soul to know somewhat of it's
future state that enriches the pseudo
clairvoyants, spiritualists, spirit rap
pers, mind readers, etc, just as it did
the astrologers and magicians in days
of OLD. And so is will continue so long
as human nature is what it is.
But Notwithstanding all that has
been written and said as to the folly of
believing in dreams, there yet remain
number we must admit the truth of,
ascribe it to the natural or supernatural
as we like. The fact is that we know 80
little about the spirit world, how far
from or how nearit is to us, that think
ing people deemdt wisest not to be too
dogmatic in thsif assertions. g
The following incidents the writer
can vouch for. He could give others
but space will not permit. A close
friend Of his was the subject Of tho
following: Shells tho wife and sister
Of prominent clsrgymsn. One after
noon in July, 1902, she was lying on 9
couch In her sitting room asleep. Her
husband and brother, who was visit
ing her, were in the same room.
She awoke screaming and said her
twin brother had just been drowned,
describing the scsne minutsly and say
Ing that two young ladies, another
gentleman and her brother were in .
bost, that one Of the ladies leaned over
and capsixed the boat and that all were
drowned. Her husband and brother
tried to assure her that she had been
dreaming and laugh her sut Of the
idea, but she refused to be quisted.
Her husband, without announcing his
purpose, went 70 the telegraph office
and sent safnssssge to HE brother who
was then in Philsdelphia. He told the
operator not to send the snswer homo,
TO hold il for him. In the course Of 9
few hours It was learned that the ac-
cident had occurred just as my friend
had dreamed.
In October '68 Captain Saber was
commander Of an Indian native boat
sailing between Calcutta and Mel
bourne. He was native Of Southamp-
ton, England, where his wife resided at
etime the following incident occurred.
He had written her announcing that he
expected TO leave Calcutta for England
shortly, and promising to take her
back to India with him on his return
voyage On the night Of the 23rd Of
October he awoke in his berth with, as
he said, call from some one telling
him to steer west-northwest. He went
on deck and asked the mate who had
awakened him. The mate replied that
no one had been near him. He went
below again and tpr the second time
was awakened by the same message.
It SO impressed him that he altered the
ships course to the one named, tho it
was many degrees out Of his way. He
declared he would keep her on it "a
hours. At daybreak he sent man to
the masthead to keep lookout. After
sailing twenty hours boat was seen
and when they reached it they found
two persons in it, a man and a woman.
The woman was the captains wife.
Without his knowledge she had taken
passage in ship bound for Melbourne.
The ship was wrecked and the only
ones saved were herself and the man.
The following was not a dream, but
what was it? Most of you will recall
the loss of the English battleship Vic
toria" with all hands, excepting 80, in
August 1893. The "Victoria" was the
flagship with Admiral Tyron on board.
She was run int . by the "Camperdown'
and sunk. The afternoon the accident
occurred the admirals wife was giving
an "at home" in London. One of the
visitors, the late Lord Kelvin, came to
Lady Tyron and said: "When did the
admiral get home ?" "He has.not come
home," replied Lady Tyron. "But
saw him q short time ago in the inner
drawing room and was going to speak
to him, but missed him. What sur
prised me was that hs was in full uni
FORM" Lady Tyron thought it very
strange, but concluded that Lord Kelvin
had been mistaken. Shortly afterwsrd
q lady made the same remarks to her
shout the admiral. Lady Tyron then