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Restored Heart Action.

We determined to bring Cheops back
to the land of the living in order that
we might ask him how the pyramidS
were constructed. So while 1 was re-
moving yard after yard Of canvas which
erTyeloped the body. my young medical
friend prepared the solution. When
ready he detached the second and third
ribs. and, throwing back the flap, told
me to grasp the still heart and rub it
gently.
After few moments OF this treat
ment. behold the color returned to the
face that had so long been cold in
death, and Cheops, opening his eyes,
looked at me and attempted to speak.
Bending over the now living king to
better catch the low whispered words in
answer to our question, How were the
pyramids built Pr
Papa. il you want any breakfast you
had better get up. 1t is after o'clock"
And my little boy was standing by
nv bed.
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/ MADE TRIP TO
EARTH'S CENTRE
Marvellous Sabterranean Country at
Base of Volcano, Where Gold Is
Cheaper Than Wood.

=
= During my high school days in central
Kansas: one night ATTENDED a meeting
Of the HiehS Seisoei Literary and Debat-
ing Club. at which time the question
for debate was: Resolved, That the
Earth is Hollow From Pole 20 Pole, and
the Inside Capable of Being Inhabited .
Although no absolute proof was pro-
duced in support of either side. con-
siderable of seemingly strong argument
was produced both for and against the
theory.
After returning home I was sitting at
my study table translating Latin, when
my schoolmate. William Robb, entered
the room and asked me to take a ride
with him
l donned my coat and hat and we
found Williams horse and wagon wait
Ing for us We climbed into the wagon
and William started his horse along a
road which led III southwesterly di-
rection
He now informed me that with NV
consent We were now on our way to the
volcano Popocatepetal Tor the purpose
or descending into its crater to gain in
formation IN regard to the theory of the
earth being inhabited on the inside
knowing that an enterprise led by my
friend was almost sure of success !
consented TO accompany him and we
continued our Journey toward the high
est volcano in Mexico.
After good long ride we reached the
loot OF the mountain. and, without wait
ing Tor eithe. nourishment or rest, we
drove up Its sloping side and down on
the inside OF its crater
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Reached a Clearing.

After time 4 reached a place that
seemed a clearing OF some three Or four
acres area in the heart Of a forest. The
clearing seemed to have been made
some several years previous; the felled
logs and brush laps having assumed a
weather-worn appearance, and second
growth sprouts were all arouad, some
FIVE feet in height
Seated on a log in the middle OF the
clearing, smoking a cob pipe, was AL
bert Sharp, tat that time county jailer
in the little town of M. He shook
hansis with me cordially and SAID that
he had been expecting me down. 1 was
puzzled aud asked him where was
and what he was doing there He in
formed me that was In he'll and he was
there to receive me. Upon further in
quiry he explained that he had been
appointed a kind of under superinten-
dent of hell, whose duty it was to re-
ceive arrivals and conduct them to their
proper places.
| had some unfinished business TO at
tend to, and urged him, on the score of
old friendship, to allow me to return to
earth for the space of three days to
close it up, promising to return pune
tually on the moment TO receive my
punishment He hesitated, but finally
consented, saying, however, that il was
positively against the rules, and, if
found out, would, in all probability, cost
him his job.
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GRIDIRON MATCH
PLEASES CAESAR
Marc Antony Plays Fuilback and
Works @Trick Play But Is Call
ed Back by Referee.

Two years ago Thanksgiving Day
was playing behind the line" on a
Western university's football team. The
game was the usual Thanksgiving game.
the closing one of the season, and every
man had arranged a list of the good
things that could be eaten when train
ing had been broken. Back work in the
studies had been the cause of another
thought of a somewhat different nature.
These had been forgotten, and with five
minutes more 10 play and the score 10 to
against as. the thought Of the sew
enty-fve yards between us and the
posts was a more present one than the
thought of the 95 per cent required IN
history, etc.
The wind was blowing in our favor
and the only hope of victory appearing
10 the quarter was in a long. nigh punt
The signal was given; I dropped back
opened my hands as a signal for the
ball and as it came T saw a large tackle
come charging low through our line.
side-stepped and swung my foot heavily
Into the ball, ! struck it squarely and
knew sthatt had not been blocked
Just as my leg was at the top of its
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Il New Country.

At the end of our rather steep descent
We emerged from the darkness OF our
passageway upon most beautiful coun-
try, covered with green verdure and
beautiful fields. villages, and towns.
We had gone but n short distance far
Their when we met a strange looking in
dividual of small stature. with cross. ir-
regular features. and a not too sunny
disposition, who. approaching US, in
quired in Latin who we were and vhat
we wanted.
William, being a good Latin student
soon informed the gentleman thai NE
were strangers in that country. and had
been without food for three DAYS and
Were not a little hungry
Well, said our new-found friend. .if
that Is the case you may pass on >"
A short distance further we came 70 n
queer looking but nevertheless mag
nifcent village The houses Were rlfea p
" all made of gold. which we learned
was the cheapest building material IN
be found in the country We soon
reached a building having a large sier
painted in Latin. which VIII said was
a hotel sign
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Breakfast Was Classic.

After having our horse cared for we
entered and ordered breakfast, which
consisted of a long list of things win.
Latin names, which do not remember
Our hunger now being satisfied we
started on an exploration of the CONN.,
try, going first TO the capital and calling
on the president This noted individual
invited US to stay at the executive man.
sion during our stay in the country. an
invitation which we gladly accepted.
The executive mansion was made of
wood. the high-priced building material
in the country.
During our stay William made
translation OF the constitution. and was
able TO converse quite freely with our
Latin friends. He even undertook to
make a political speech in Latin.
On taking a walk with some of our
strange friends We came to the shore
of the most beautiful lake that il has
ever been my good fortune TO behold
A large number of boats were TO he
seen. nearly all of them made of gold
or silver. On the invitation of one of
our number, we all entered a boat and
took q ride around the lake.
At the end Of this most delightful ride.
/ was just in the act OF stepping from
the boat to the landing when a voice
behind me exclaimed: Get up. break
fast is ready C. o. BUCK.
120s Maryland Avenue northeast
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Gladiators Bore Caesar.

Caesar was high above the senators
and was evidently displeased with the
gladiatoriaI combats of the day. made
my way to him and explained that 1
was sure 1 could satisfy his desires
for real sport by showing him football
game. He was thoroughly in accord
with the plan and appointed Crassus
manager of one team. himself manager
of the other, and gave me fun power
to choose anyone as a player.
Antony was very DESTROYS Of being
fun back on Crassus' team, and Brutus
wanted to be full back on Caesars
team. 1 put in many days coaching the
teams, and the day for the great contest
had arrived,
was privileged to ride with Caesar
to the game Caesar decreed that his
team should have the kickoff I was
acting as referee and umpire and called
out, Senatorial team, ready?'' and An
tony answered Ready Brutus had
answered the same for the Imperiais
and the game began
TIE senatorial team had better players
and Caesars team was losing ground.
On a trick kick play Antony got
loose and had almost a clear field. but
his interference had used their hands
and 1 had to call him back. Crassus
came running out onto the field very
angry because his team had lost a
chance to score.
Just as he came near me heard some
enc say: BE careful, boys, do not drive
too fast He has hurt his head" Then
l heard cheering and college wells
mingled together and the game was
over. had struck my head on the
ground and while unconscious had
dreamed what l have told above.
FLOYD BUCKINGHAM
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STARTLING FIND
NEAR LIVERPOOL
This Man Sailed Across a Sea of Ice
and Landed at the Door of the
Internal Regions.

a dream as vivid and realistic as Il
1T were yesterday passed through my
mind some years ago while IN a sound
and peaceful slumber.
1t began IN New York, where in fancy
1 saw myself on parade. the children
strewing the streets with flowers and
ferns before me. while I marched
proudly behind the center of an admir-
ing populace. They suddenly deserted
me, and L found myself at the dock
alone. The ocean had turned green and
was solid mass of ice-frozen just as
the waves were rolling high.
l quickly secured {. SAILING boat, and
in twinkling. obliyious to wind and
weather. was sailing in rolia-costa fash
ion over the ice, bound for Europe. The
trip was sensational and picturesque.
landed on the coast of Merry England,
and just as 1 went ashore the ocean dis
appeared, and the boat went sailing up
into the air until it was lost TO view.
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Dragon Showed Pity.

Once the sufferer Strengthened up. and
the dragon let her pull him up. but the
angered devil launched his spear into the
dragons head Quickly the frightened
dragon sprang down The girl screamed
and. turning to the other prisoners, said,
Il give Up. for I can no longer endure
this pain
She was about TO throw herself over
but they rushed forward and begged her
lot TO do SO, crying, Just a little long
err The discouraged prisoner gained
courage TO resist the fail. This fight
lasted till the dream passed
(Mrs.) LAURA V. ERICKSON.
SIS II Street northeast.
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Paved With Gems.

l looked down into the yawning hol-
low, where the icy ocean stood a mo-
ment before, and the bottom was paved
with sparkling gems of all varieties,
glistenfng in various hues. Only little
hole in the bottom marred the perfect
beauty OF the scene. and here ! thought
the ocean had leaked out The sun, full
and red, was just descending over the
western horizon, and a fear crept
through me lest it should change
its course and go through the ocean
outlet-neVer 10 return.
/ felt that il was nv duty to shut
that hole. and was just about TO jump
headiong down, when my boat reap
peared, with two angelic forms aboard.
They bade me enter, and we sank-ny-
self and the angels-down, down, down
to the opening They babe me step
out and peer through, which I did. and
the sight | beheld was horrible-it was
hell in all its fury, fire, fire every
where, and poor human beings branded
with their several sins were vainly
struggling 20 extrfcate themselves /
turned away my face in horror and
anguish from the scene; the sun had
1uckily) taken its natural course, and
the stars were twinkling bright in their
blue canopy above.
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Torrents of Blood.

We could see torrents of dark and
bright red blood gushing through strong
muscular gates which closed Immediate
L., only TO repeat the action in few
seconds.
Next we came to the lungs, which
were like small bellows. and suddenly
a current of air rushed in, filing the
lungs, and almost stopped our own
breathing The air and blood mixed to-
getfer IN the cells, which seemed to
have such thin walls that l could see
through them.
The air began TO leave faster than il
came In, and rushed forth so violently
that my companion and myself were
blown through long. dark caverns. out
of the nostrils. and dashed with great
violence to the floor
I woke to hnd MY companion vanished
and the fire nearly out In my hand l
was holding my book OF physiology and
my lesson was but half learned.
LULU EBERT
Laurel Dale. w Va
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EGYPTIAN MUMMY
REVEALS SECRET
National Museum Employe Aids
Medical Friend to Bring Cheops
Back to Land of Living.

On the sd OF December I assisted In
unpacking the Government exhibit from
the ST. Louis Fair which was sent out
from the National Museum. / was very
much interested in the miniature Egyp-
tan pyraSaids and mummies. which were
being replaced in their glass cases Feel
ing very much worn out from the days
work, i retired at O'Clock that night
and had the following dream:
/ thought a friend OF mine and my
self were travelling in Egypt, looking for
the tomb OF Cheops. the pharaoh at the
time the pyramids were built After a
long search we located the tomb of the
dead monarch. arr removed the remains
to our rooms, not far away. My friend
was young medical student. who had
compounded a solution called new
life which he claimed would restore
vitality to a mummy.
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Returned to Earth.

L returned to earth. but what trans
pired during the three days my mind
did not retain l only remember that
on the morning l was TO retuF:l to
hell. and, IN fact, while actuall, on my
way there, l came across Wilson, an
Americanized Englishman. and Old Man
Tom Courtney. both horse traders, dis
mounted In the middle of the road, en-
gagged in swapping horses" I knew l
was invisible to them. and seated my
self upon stone by the roadside and
chuckled with fiendish glee at the va
rious lies they told each other regard
ing their respective mounts
While here / looked down the road
and saw Albert Sharp coming 1 realized
1 had overstayed my time and FASTENED
to meet him He seized me by the col
lar, and, together, we returned to the
clearing. Arriving here. he conducted
me across the clearing and through a
narrow belt of scrub oaks On the other
side / beheld for the first time hell. II
seemed a lake of about twenty acres
area of pitch or some dark substance
that was ever boiling and heaving and
billowing Back and forth.
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CANNON'S ORATORY.

Ut THEN Speaker Cannon goes
M upon the platform in a po-
v y liticaI campaign he has a
bundle of notes inside the
campaign text book, otherwise known
as the Spellbinders' Guide" but he
never refers 10 the notes. He never
wrote out a speech in advance OF its de-
livery except twice in his life, ana ona
OF these speeches he never delivered
The other he read from the manuscript,
finding it hard TO keep himself from
rambling off into side remarks in ac-
cordance with his usual custom This
speech was the one of notification to
President Roosevelt.
The one never delivered was the adj
dress on assuming the chair at the Re-
publican National Convention at Chi
cago last gear. 1t was given out TO the
press in advance and in accordance with
the usual custom was sent to the news
paper offices in time to be set up in type
before the day Of its delivery But
when he came TO take the chair he paid
no attention to this address al all. He
simply said: Il have prepared a speech
fer this occasion, and 1 hold it here in
my hand. But 1 never did think much
of that speech, so lets do as they do in
the House under the hve-minute rule,
and ramble.'' Then he started of on
another speech entirely.
Stenograpters thought they would fol-
low him until he got into his speech as
already furnished, but he never took
this up. Instead. he made an entirely
new speech, and before the newspaper
men were able to send out an order to
kill the speech already in type and
substitute the one really delivered. pa
pers had printed the one he might have
spoken, but did not.
1t was difficult to get the Speaker TO
prepare that first speech MIR. Busby,
his private secretary, says he talked
with the Speaker about it. telling him
how important it was not TO make any
slip at that time when nation would
read his words, and finally got him 10
consent TO prepare the speech in aG-
vance Two or three days later" said
Mr. BuSby.s we were sitting in the
Speakers room together, he with his
said, I think | will make that speech
something like this and then he started
off and talked steadily for about forty
minutes. Just as he began, the stem
ographer happened TO come IN l mo-
toned 10 him and he began taking IL
down.
when he finished <ranscribing il and
gave the sheets TO the Speaker Mr..
Cannon said Is that all over? II wasn't
as bad as / thought II would be. And
then he let that speech go and gave
another one after all He cannot stick
| to speech, and was only able 10 get
| through the one of notifica ton by read
ing il. HCss.id4 that was more or less
would not make il teo dignified. so he
read it.
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A VIRGINIA GIRL
EXPLORES BODY
Assumes Proportions of a Midget
and Pays Visit to Stomach,
Liver, Heart, and Lungs.

l dreamed that I was very small
person and was suddenly hurried into
the mouth of a human body and after
hasty and undignified descent found
myself in the stomach, which presented
the appearance of a small grocery store,
in which everything was scattered about
in confusion.
From there 1 was hurried to cham
Der which I seemed 10 know was the
liver. It was not unlike IN appearance
The interior Of a great electric plant. and
everything was moving and revolving at
top speed. The activity discouraged me
from entering and I turned and com
menced TO travel upward
Presently I heard such a roaring.
rushing sound 1 was sorely perplexed to
know what 1t could be. when my COM
pdnior-for now il seemed / had one
said II was the heart. We paused near
the entrance. not daring to go in.
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In Flaming Letters.

The path ended at a massive gate
way. surmounted by an enormous arch
and inscribed on this in letters formed
CT small tongues of red flame was the
single word, Hell Goaded on by the
pitchforks in the hands of the fiends
behind me. 1 looked to the right and
left, seeking some avenue Of escape.
But my thought was interrupted by my
tormentors, vino barred the path on
either side, and submitting to the in
evitable, ] bowed my head and plunged
into the sea Of flames.
AS I passed the portals, the crew
Of yelling demons behind me turned
back and rushed with frantic haste up
the path ! had descended. / turned to
watch them. and in a few minutes they
returned driving before them a figure
recognized My name was called in a
familiar voice. and the fugitive. dis
Ianeing her pursuers, rushed TO me and
friend and inseparable companion, and
as she chung TO me. she cried: mo, no.
You must not go in without me- We will
face IL together"
that led TO the center of the raging fire
which no longer had the power TO harm
U.s. The dread and terror were gone
and instead / felt only a perfect feel
ing OF peace and happiness
Suddenly and without word of warn
IN" companion turned aside to the
JrG deep pit. and, pausing a sin
mt at the edge, leaped forward
:. / screamed with horror, and
rantically at her clothing to
rom destruction. Each second
that / had caught her body
60 II / that she was still falling and
L sE,f r. -down-thousands of
So art that shook the bed and
a friend from sleep, l awoke
w w erasped firmly IN my
al
NO is the explanation of my
az at the breakfast table in
go ne morning last month.
BESSIE CLARKE
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Started to Heaven

Again the angel forms babe me enter
and again our boat took fight, steered
by some magic power which l could not
fathom. We had scared so high and far
shat I believed myself on the road TO
Paradise, when a loud knocking on NV
bedroom door disturbed me II was' a
lucky knock, for l might have died be-
fore l beheld the celestial vision
Ny heart was beating violently and a
cold perSpiration was standing out on
my forehead. l stood on my feet and
my knees trembied. / looked into the
mirror and my face was as pale as the
paper on which 1 write. l thanked nv
accidental rescuer, and was advised by
him to eat no more lobster before re-
firing. NJ. OIL
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eral rites and convey TO its final rest
ing place the soulless piece of clay.
Strange, but it all seemed a matter
of utter indifference to me. / rather
viewed the entire proceeding with a
certain lofty scorn and 1 betook myself
away. The means by which 1 Travelled
or the way l Travelled, my mind did
not follow. ! only knew that I went
At that time my mind was only oceu-
pied with the thought that I was dead
and was also OF the unrepentant, and.
therefore, damned, but as to the where
abouts OF hell or how 1t was reached,
was as yet unealightened
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In Waves of Flames

In it were hundreds of lost souls strug-
Cling with the fiery waves and scream
ing in agony and terror. Huge bubbles
would form here and there on the sur
face, holding for a moment. ana, burst
ing would emit great volumes of dark
sulphurous smoke that curied I'D in
many fantastic shapes. and finally set
tied in a dense cloud that hung over
the valley On the surface of the lake
walked and ran, unframed, myriads of
typical little red devils, whose duty II
was to torment the sufferers by pulling
their hair and clawing at their ewes
when their heads emerged above the
surface of the boiling pitch.
This lake was surrounded by a bank
more than n hundred feet in height
concave in shape, the upper edge. where
we stood. hanging far out over the boil
ing pitch.
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SPEAKS 900 LANGUAGES.

Alfredo Trombetti, OF Bologna. enjoys
an international reputation as the
worlds greatest nnguist He speaks 400
different languages and dialects. and is
stin adding TO his knowledge Of strange
tongues. Ever since he was fourteen
years of age he has been mastering the
intends shortly to come to America to
complete his knowledge OF the dialects
of the Indians of the Rockies.
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Crassus Came Running Out Onto the
Field, Very Angry.

swing 1 was thrown backward and
could feel myself falling.
I was dropping through space and my
body had no weight. All I could hear
was -'6-1906-17'' repeated over and over
again. This was the last until found
myself in the senatorial section of
large Roman anphitheater- My .-togs"
seemed to be strangely in contrast with
the togas and I found myself the center
OF a curious group
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HE WAS ALLOWED
A BRIEF RESPITE
This Man, Condemned to Perpetual
Punishment, Is Permitted a
Three Days Visit to Earth.

1 had died OF this there could be no
doubt There was my pale cold cornse
in the center of the shaded parlor-
heaps of flowers lay all around it and
all about the room, and friends and
relatives were gathered in mute sorrow
to pay their last tribute to the departed
The hearse was at the gate and |
could see them bringing an the casket.
The minister was there. and everything
was in readiness to perform the fun
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the heart of the fiery mass rose a cho-
rus Of despairing screams and agonized
cries. realized that what I heard was
the lamentations of the damned, and
something of my horror of the fate that
threatened me was lost III pity for the
souls that were being tortured beyond
the human conception of cruelty
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Must Climb Bank.

This bank was of sleek, shining
blush looking mud While L stood
there saw hundreds struggle to the
base of the bank and try to climb it
but a few feet was as high as any
could get before he would slip back. to
be bounced upon by swarms of red
devils.
| asked, Am 1 to be put into that
place." and was answered in the af-
firnla tive.
How long will / have to stay there
albert p. [ exclaimed.
Until you are able to climb that bank
and get out" ne replied
AT this he seized me 10 throw me in
but. fortuna tely the struggle awakened
me. and 1t was only a case of cold
mince pies for supper after all
s. B. 8.