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The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Hover Over a Church
Where a Revival Is
in Progress.
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is felt when one essays to gaze for
period of time at the cleaning point in
an electric arc light
The special correspondent of the Lon
don Express, who was sent down to in
vesugate the manifestation for his
paper. asserts that on the night he
watched from the hills. a mile away
from the church. and while half a dozen
lights were cleaning high above the
roof, remarkable globe of fire. with
nine distinct radLStions materialiZed ap-
parentIy only a hundred yards in front
OF him, hung for a full minute. as timed
oy his watch. and then disappeared
completely. Within thirty seconds an
other globe of similar size and c5arac-
Ter leaped into being some 800 yards
pack OF him, and at the moment of its
disappearance a curious CLEAN thai
seemed 70 be, and yet ne declares he
qidn feeI II was, ray of light shot
directiy IN front of him as he stood in
the middle OF the road with bare fields
on either SIDE, leaped back and circIed
completely around him, disappearing
with the same suddenneSs that r,arked
It's naturalization, and with no expia-
nation possible, 70 his mind. for its ex
iStence- - - ca
Other correspondents of London papers
on diferent occasions saw the lis-1ts IN,
the shape of pencils, of vivid clouds or
pdtches OF glowing matter and as in
SPONTANEOUS naSheS- These reports com
pled with the testimony of reputabIe
w eiSn and visitors from England who
had peen attracted to the scene Of the
manifestation, aroused such WifIeS.,r,, n
interest that one of the most irnnortsT,- -
aondon daiiies secured the services of
bernard Redwood, an eminent Rrt.,Sl
oSientiHe expert, to proceed to Wales and
make thorough Investigation.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
The Seal of Go6.

Several nights passed without any fur
ther phenomena being evidenced, and
then it came again. just before the
meeting, and was seen not only by
scores of farmers and their wives. but
by Mrs. Jones herself. No glow ap-
peared this time, but with the sudden
ness OF pyrotechnics half a dozen balls
OF fire Of various hues began to blaze
in the-air above the chapel. The hair of
the country people stifened like wire at
the sight. and there was species of par
alysis among them, but Mrs Jones fell
on her knees in the road and prayed
that the Divine manifesto lion, for such
she has persisted in calling it, would
continue as visible sign of her work.
The balls of fire leapeo high in the air,
described great circles and parabolas,
disappeared and flashed out again hun
dreds of yards away 1t was a wonder
ful and awe-inspiring exhibition, ard
from that night on Mrs. Jones, pale.
slender. and low-voiced, was heralded
throughout Wales as one upon whose
labors for the elevation Of mankind the
seal of an omnipresent power had been
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
H0nored by Vikings Sons.

In Chicago and the great Northwest
the day is marked with unusual festivi-
ties on the part of the Scandavian-
Americans. Headed by the well-known
Danish American. Charles J. Ryberg
members OF more than half a hundred
societies in the city by Lake Michigan
are gathered together in joyous cele-
bration. In Omaha. the center of
Danish-Americanism In the Northwest.
men like Sophus f. Neble have the mat
ter in charge.
So, too, in Brooklyn. in Minneapolis,
in Racine, Wis, wherever the descen-
dants Of the Viking race have settled in
numbers the centenary of the birth OF
Andersen finds ready participation. In
every instance the proceeds are to go TO
charity. orphans. and homeless children
to the principal beneficiaries.
The career OF Hans Christian Ander-
sen has been a power for good the world
over. Few men of the past century
have Influenced society in its wider
sense to the extent of what the Danish
story-teller accomplished In a lifetime
which proved SO rich In results and
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Vision of Angels.

Her husband went to look after the
stock in the barns, while she retired to
her bedroom. Scarcely had she thrown
herself upon the bed, she says, when a
faint glow appeared to pervade the
room, a delicious perfume seemed to fill
the air and amid distant music, sug-
gested rather than heard, six angels
fair and shapely in form" suddenly
materialized, knelt, prayed and van
iShed.
She said nothing of her vision to her
husband for fear it might considered
an optical or mental delusion, but the
next evening. as she was returning from
call upon a neighbor in the village,
she says that she felt some one was
walking behind her. Turning she could
barely discern what appeared to be a
human form family outlined in the gath
cring dusk 1t halted and she continued
her way, but again the feeling that she
was being followed, though no sounds
to indicate it c'.me to her ears, invaded
her heart and she turned again.
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her exhortation was so earnest, so
forcefui in its sincerity, that they were
swayed as they had not been before.
The news of Mrs. Jones visions was
carried by word of mouth around the
countryside, and people from far and
near began TO flock to the tiny Egryn
chapel, where the farmers wife con-
tinued her meetings every night. This
was in the early part OF January, and
soon after the ne4 revival commenced
the lights were FIRST noticed, the lights
that are now attracting eminent scien-
tlsts from all parts of England and
Scotland to Egryn in an endeavor TO
arrive at some solution Of the mystery.
Mrs. Jones had several times declared
that while in prayer at home she had
felt faint glow of light surround her
the same glow that she had noted on
the night she had her first vision, but
an external manifestation, one that was
seen by others. did not occur until about
a week after the meetings began, when
a belated farmer driving rapidly to-
ward the chapel suddenly observed
glow in the sky that seemed to hover
over the little church. while great
ball of light appeared high in the heav-
ems and vanished almost Immediately
Amazed. he described what he had seen
to the worshipers, but the glow was
gone when the meeting was dismissed.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
His Final Triumph.

A noteworthy celebration in honor of
Hans Christian Andersen was the occa-
sion of his visit to his native town in
1873. the year he died. His fellow-towns-
men of Odense had him as their guest OF
honor, and the city was decorated as on
the Kings birthday. 1t proved the final
triumph IN his career. the hour when
the place of his birth was to be -illu-
minated for his special benefit, exactly
as the wise" woman had told his
mother many years ago would one day
be the case. But that the whole world
WoulG share in paying homage to the
famous son not even the foresight of the
''seer" could have predicted.
Monuments in commemoration OF
Hans Christian Andersen are now the
outward evidence that his name will
oCtlast generations. In his native town
the school children have erected Il
statue TO the poet in the characteristic
attitude he assumed in life. IN Copen-
hagen the Andersen monument is one
OF the handsomest among the many in
the capital.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
RUSSIA: AN ODE-1S90.

sphere. the author OF the story had
himself experienced. In this tale An
dersen revenged himself for all he had
been made to suffer. The shafts of
satire that merely awaited the proper
moment to issue forth and strike the
enemy to the quick the poet here speeds
on their journey in language the victim
easily understood.
Andersen wrote for children, but the
fact remains that his real appeal was to
those of mature years. Nothing demon
strates this better than the delight Ber-
tel Thorvaldsen experienced when lis
tening to the readings of his country
man during the latter's stay in Rome.
Like Andersen in his own domain. the
famous Danish sculptor stood for sim
Dlicity in theme and expression. and
where other noted artists strove for at
tention by methods the directly oppo-
site. ThOrvaldsen won fame because
his aim was truth as pure as the marble
in which he wrought. The myth and the
alegory which he employed were to him
" hat the fairy tale meant to Andersen.
The moral lesson explained ftseif. no
matter what We're the mediums OF these
masters
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Short, Fervid Pleas.

onmoved by the interna tional interast
aroused over the strange lights which
IoiloW her from place TO place and ei,-s
her exhortations, a more powerful inf1u-
ence on the minds of her auditors Me-
Jones continues the vigorous patb sba
has mapped out for herself. PREACHING
tor six nights a week in as many f7iffer9
ent towns in Wales, and on tho seven+t
eXhorting in the chapel at Egryn where
the most brilliant manifestations of the
lights are observable Her methods are
somewhat peculiar She does not de-
liver one particular address during the
meeting, but breaks forth into short
t~eINla ~ peas with her congregation at in
terEa1S OF the service She ;sreaks flu
entity and eloquently, inyaria bly with
ueep earneStneSS and sincerity and her
hearers hanS upon her words in ST.
ttilee tg that IS almost painful. The fact
mat 1hey regard her as an inspired wo-
nidd ~ SET dlVlneiy apart for a sacred mis-
SION needs no assertion to one who has
seen these simple country folk in their
ATTITUDE at her services.
DeSpite the appearance or GroOdlng
melancholy which has settled over her
lace, Mrs. Jones appearance Is not un-
pleasing, and in the pulpit Is enhanced
by the bright, feverish ljsht that sieams
huully IN her eyes as she speaks. ana
the warm glow of the cheeks that IN
creases with her flow of words AT other
times she is pale and quiet-eyed, scarce
ly the type of farm wife one meets with
in Wales. She is slender as to build.
possesses an unnatural reserve IN con-
versation and within the past two
months her brown hair has become
slightly streaked with gray, an unwont-
ed rondition for a woman who has not
vet reached her thirty-tifth birthday.
In the Divine origin OF the lights and
the star, and in the Divine Inspiration
of her work. she implicitly believes, and
Ccianca iS AT n loss to account for what
il is inclined to scoff at, but cannot. in
view of the long array of indisputable
testimony regarding the appearance of
the numerous manifestations.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Light Follows Mrs. Jones.

Many claim to have seen the star not
only at Bondtu, but at Egryn, Arnthog,
yarmouth and other places she has vis-
tied, sometimes when the strange lights
glittered directly over the chapels, at
others when no Illumination of any other
kind was in evidence. The star appears
to hang at great height, and never
alters its position or form. But not so
with the mysterious lights. Usually these
are seen as bafis of fire Of various sizes,
ranging from globes apparently six
inches in diameter 10 huge discs having
all the appearance of gfgaE tic motor car
lights. Some burn with brilliancy that
sends q radiating glow far out on the
atmosphere; others seem to east no radi-
ance whatever, though the intensity of
the light concentrated in them is such
that any attempt TO look fiXedly upon
them speedily tires the eyes and brings
to them the same burning sensation that
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Susceptible to Criticism.

Andersen's first trip abroad took place
when he was thirty-one years old, and
in Germany and Italy he found inter
esting material for his facile pen. AL
ready some time before, s1e had pub
lished q number of dramas, and the
poems collected afterward as The
Twelve Months" the picturesque Fan
tastes and Sketches" and ''ViSnettes TO
Danish Authors" 1t was during this
period that certain critics assailed his
work unmercifully, and his susceptible
ity to criticism Of whatever kind re-
mained to mis- dying hour the one great
weakness OF the poet.
The vanity of which so manw writers
have made so much in discussing the
merits of his work was nothing more
than the naturl complement of the
m3h whose entire nature stood close to
the feelings and aspirations that domi-
nate childhood Other than thus equip
ped, his life work would have proved Il
something leagues removed from what
it became 70 him and his worldwide
audience.
OF his hrst great novel. The Improvisa-
tore" This book is, perhaps. the one of
his larger works which compelled a more
general acceptance outside Denmark
sequentIy. 30 T." and only q Fid-
dler" followed during the next two years
In the meantime, some of the fairy tales
mad appeared without attracting especial
attention. but when the first complete
volume came out the collection in it's
entirety caught the fancy of the public
at once. Translations into English, Ger
man. French and other languages fol-
lowed Immediately. A new literary light
had begun to dazzle the reading world.
and the Fairy Tales Told to Children
as he himself styled the stories-proved
a Northern beacon emblaZoning the in
formation that in little Denmark a new
master in Interpretation had arisen.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02

when the child saw the light all could
see.
1t was due to the kind offices of a
number Of literary personages whose
acquaintance he had made that Ander-
sen was directed into the path that led
him out of his miserable existence. 1t
should be noted that the ambitious youth
had already had the opportunity TO try
his talents as a pupil at the school
OF instruction of the Royal Theater. But
1t became ever more and more evident
that the stage would never prove his
road to success, let alone give him the
fame he sought. AT the entredtieS Of
Herr Collins, the director-in-chief of the
theater, Andersen was persuaded to for
sake the realm of Thalia and devote
himself to writing In that hour his
fate was sealed. a sufficient sum was
collected TO insure his further educa-
ton, and until his death in August, 1915
the home of the Collins family was to
him a home as well
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Not Electricity.

with al necessary assistants, a CON-
piete equipment of the most delicate an
paratus Tor testing any possible electric
disturbance, MIR Redwood made his in
Festigation, and the final words OF his
oIhclal report tell the whole story of
What he saw, together with the scientific
deduction, which leaves the msttar 80
apout where 1T stood before.
suddenly IN the northern sky." rms
the report, "a brilliant flash apoca-ad
ana ana shortly afterward. a second one'
tinct report. The light apneara5 US US
mentarlly and did not appear to partaks
OF the characteristics of lightning bnf
was peculiarly like the illumination no
1oS 1uGea oy magnesium hashlight. Our
ueucate instruments did not resDonS =,
the slightest degree. and what fhesa
nasiles really were it is impossibie 10
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Hans Christian Andersen
IS Honored by All
Scandinavians.
Fairy Tales Have Charm
That Time Has Made
Lasting.
Faced Ridicule When He
Tried Career of an
Actor.

~ NE HUNDRED years ago today
Hans Christian Andersen was
born in the ancient city OF
Odense, Denmark, and poverty
was his lot from the cradle until he
reached mans estate. Today the fame
or the Danish story-teller is sounded
from the Baltic sea to the Pacific ocean;
from the icy North to the lands of the
tropics, in Asia, Europe, or America
wherever the eyes of childhood search
the mysteries of the world of print the
fairy tales OF Andersen exert the charm
which time has made more lasting.
Honors and material reward became his
share when his matchless genius proved
the handspring for his overpowering
ambition. No birthday anniversary of
the new century carries wider signifi-
cance than does that of the cflildren's
friend
Scandinavia and the United States are
especially interested in the centenary
celebration of Hans Christian Ander-
sen. for Danish-Americans by the thou
sands are no less anxious to do honor
to their famous countryman than those
whose homes are encircled by the wat
ers OF the North sea and Baltic In
Denmark not a city or hamlet but what
the national banner is flung to the
breeze on this day of celebration.
In Odense especially a great festival
commentaries the event when 1t
pleased Providence to make that city
the birthplace of the Danish immortal
The poor, whose cause he championed
so yaliantiy and constantly in every
thing he wrote. are being remembered
through individual gifts and grants to
charitable institutions. For the benefit
OF the children the theaters are giving
free performances. and In the great
oanqueting hall of the Odense court
mouse the burghers and their wives are
listening to speeches eulogistic of what
Hans Christian Andersen has done for
the land they all love so well.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Science IS at a Loss to
Explain Strange Spec
tacle.

- CIENCE Is at a loss to explain
the strange, eerie lights that hover
Ik at night about Mrs. Mary Jones,
the Welsh evangelist, who is one
of the principal figures in the stupen-
dous religious revival now going on in
Wales.
Wherever this woman breaches at
night in church. in a hovel. or in the
open fields there hang suspended in the
air great orb of fire which can be
seen for miles around 1t does not burn
steadily. but flashes suddenly into
prominence, and as suddenly vanishes
over her home, she is the wife of a
farmer who lives near the little town
of Egryn, in the north of Wales. this
same light can be seen at frequent
times during the night Is it wonderful
that the simple country folk of this
remote part Of the United Kingdom re-
gard Mary Jones as divinely inspired?
Always woman punctuaI in her at
tendance at divine services. Mrs. Jones
had never felt any other than conven-
tional religious yearnings, until a trav-
cling evangelist, carrying the banner of
the Welsh awakening, visited Egryn in
the course of a fixed tour. Even then
Mrs Jones was not stirred unduly, not
even inclined to attend the meetings,
until the very last one of the series,
when, as she explains, she was moved
by some power that would not loose the
thought from her mind to hear the
last words of the evangelist in Egryn."
The preachings of the missionary affect
ed her strangely, as compared with
its effect IN the fellow-auditors She
was quiet abnormally so, when the
others Were aroused 10 an outspoken
expression of their emotions. and on the
journey home with her husband walked
silent and meditative BY his side.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
ozatvs- -kxected School cAllolx = Qko,s

SO varied. From the point of physical
establishment nature had treated the
Odense boy in a most stepmotherly
fashion. But what he lacked in hand
some appearance he more than made
up for In mind which proved a veri-
table wonderhouse; his brilliant imagi-
nation. coupled with voice singularly
sweet and appealing when he read aloud
his tales, made one forget his plainness
of face and figure when in the presence
Of the Danish bard
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
"The Ugly Duckling."

The story OF The Ugly Duckling'' IS,
according to the famous Danish critic.
Prof. Brandes. the most artistic as well
as the most human" of all the fairy
tales Andersen produced Autobio-
graphical to a degree, it carries the
reader through every phase OF the poets
own existence, from the moment of his
first encounter with disparaging world
TO the hour when he became the ur-
crowned king of poetry.
The Ugly Duckling' contains every
element that made or marred his daily
ME; JOY and sorrow, appreciation and
critical comment whatever the ugly
duckling had to endure in its lower
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
A Costly Poem

The poem of Charles Algernon Swim
burne, printed beloy. is said to have
prevented his appointment as poet lau-
reate of England to succeed Lord Ten
nVson
The Washington times., 1905-04-02

- CIENCE Is at a loss to explain
the strange, eerie lights that hover
at night about Mrs Mary Jones,
the Welch avapoaUc+ ,,,bo q, o,o
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iDulrd mcot.ug of vcrv i'1rn"l So
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WJodford. !. r. April s.-Dr l. \.
Kolb has novel TO Robertson, where
he will take up the practice Of medi.
cine.
Mr. an. Mrs J. u. Pedkins have a
new son.
Mc-sr-. Caldwell md Moss stopped
here to-.y ca route to sulphur. where
ti h4., purchased the gin Of T. Z.
U,Garmo
j. c. Hardin Of Adell Okla. Is here
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Geo. y. Akers has purchased the
Love herd Of cattle. also the StilwelI
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Messrs. Ledbetter and Hansard re.
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Grover Hin has opened a barber
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Prof Hill Of Milo has been sick all
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There are several bales of cotton
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