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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04
BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND
AMERICAN FOODSTUFFS.

Contract For Canned Meats Placed in
Chicago-British War Office Has
Every Confidence in the StOcR-
yard Product.
Another large contract for timed
meats for the British Army has been
placed with Libby, Mcneil & Libby,
of Chicago, through the Director of
Supplies Department of the British
War Office. This contract vas a COM
petitive affair, England, Canada, Aus
tralia and Bsazil entering with ten
ders. 1t was quality and method of
packing that got the Chicago firm
the business. General Clayton, of the
War Department, in an interview, ac-
cording to the London Standard,
stated that the British Government is
highly satisfied with the foodstuffs
supplied by Chicago, and they have
every confidence in the manufactures
entering Britain from the Stockyards.
"The food for the Army will be
packed under the supervision of Brit
ish representatives at the invitation
of the packers" he said, although
the Government is ready to rely upon
the new Pure Food regulations re-
Gently inaugurated in the United
States. All me talk about the inef-
ficiency of the new law is sheer nom
sense. British officers in America
have gone fully into the matter and
the authorities are perfectly satisfied
to place orders IN Chicago when con-
ditions call for outside supplies of
canned meats"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04

The tobacco plant has grown larg-
er and more profuse in the United
States than in any other country.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04
Of American ORIGIN.

The results Of recent exploration
show more and more clearly that if
America has received much from the
Old World it has in return given
much The American origin of early
types of the horse, the camel, the
rhinoceros and other animals, which
eventually attained a circumpolar dis
tribution. says DR.. J. A. Allen is wen
established, but that the same fact is
true Of some forms Of existing NAM
malta does not seem to have been
hitherto recognized. Doctor Allen
thinks that eastern Siberia has de-
rived some of its present mammalian
life from boreal America within q
comparatively recent period.--Youth' :
Companion.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04

Many family tree has had a bad
branch and a shady reputation.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04
$500 Rerard. s1n0.

The readers Of this paper viii be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con-
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment Hall'sC atarrh Cureis taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation Of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work The proprietors have SO much faith
in its curative powers That they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure Send for list Of testimonials. Address
+. ]. CHENEY Z; Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04

A man isn't necessarily two-faced
because he has a double chin.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04
FINAL TEST.

Farmer Haycroft had just engaged
man to help him through harvest
time.
"You haven't asked me-" said the
new hand, whether or not 1 have
ever had any experience as a hired
man"
"Tll know all about that" growled
Farmer Haycroft, "as soon as iva
seen you eat."-Chicago Tribune.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04
SICK EYES

Go with sick bodies. Eyes weakened by
malaria, syphilis and rheumatism are re-
stored to strength by Leonardi's Golden
Eye Lotion. Inflammation ana soreness
cured without pain in one day. Insist on
having "Leonardi SIT makes strong eyes.
Guaranteed or money refunded. Druggists
sell 1t at rs cts. or for Warded prepaid on re-
eeipt Of price by 5. b. Leonard q Co., Tam
pa Fla.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04

STARTING TROUBLE.
Mr.. Jawback-Let's celebrate our
golden wedding.
Mrs. Jawback-How sillyl We've
only been married six years.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04

Humility is one Of the ingredients
a self-made man occasionally forgets
to mix with his material.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04

FITS, St,Vitus' Dance Nervous Diseases per.
mIIanentlycure by DR. Kline's Great Nerve
55estorer. 50 trial bottle and treatise free.
Or. d. r. Kline, Id, 931 Arch St., Phila., Pc.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-04

The sunrise farmer will scarcely
know hard times if they come, an
nounces the American Cultivator, but
the Observation-Disclosures chap
will do most of the calamity bowling.
The Washington times., 1907-01-06
4 Strange Case.

The following instance ] received
from a correspondent whose testimony
/ have no reason 10 question:
Il called this afternoon (AIay "A. 1900
upon a lady who buried a Hiue-year-
old boy two weeks 60. The child
had been operated upon for appended
lis some two or three years ago, and
had had peritonitis at the same time.
He recovered, and Was apparently
quite well for a time. Again he was
taken sick. and from the nrsJ the doc
tor thinks he did not expect 20 get
well. He was taken 20 the hospital,
and operated upon. He vas perfectly
rational recognizing his parents. the
doctor. and the nurse, after coming out
from under the influence OF the anaes-
thetic. Feeling that he was going. he
asked his mother to hold his hands.
until he should be gone. He had, l
forgot to say. been given strong stimu-
lants after the operation. which, I sup
pose. made his mind very active.
soon he looked up and said. Moth
er. dear, don o see little sister
over there?'
NO. where is she?
Right over there. She is looking at
me.
Then the mother 10 pacify him. said
she saw the chld. IN a few minutes.
his ace lighted up full OF smiles. and
he said.
" There ONES Mrs. c. "a lady Of
whom he was very fond who mad died
nearly two years before. and she is
smiling just as she used TO. She IA
smiling and wants me 20 come In
a few moments:
A" There is Roy! Pm going to them.
4 don't want 10 leave you, but you'll
come to me soon. won't you? Open
the door and let them in. They are
waiting for me outside. and he was
gone.
"No. ] forgot to tell about his grand
mother. I gathered the impression that
he did not know his maternal grand
mother. but m ay be wrong.
LAS hts mother held his hands, he
said: How small you are growing
Are YOU stnl holding my hands2
Grandma is larger than you. isn't
she2 Her hand Is larger thar yours.
She is holding one hand and her hand
is larger lhau yours.
Remember the boy was bat nine years
old. Did he really see spirits n rec
ognize them? or was il the result of
the highly sensitive condition Of the
brain, caused by the medicine
The Washington times., 1907-01-06
Tnmlstakable Colncldence.

Tie reader VIII remark that the
incident IS associated with a predic-
on. but IL Is rot b subject OF i'm
usrIaut observation at present The
chief point Of interest Is that the pre-
Cictiuu Is connected with q reference
tu "a viii enecting private business
matters. that the sister reported q
number of visions or apparitiOus on
tile mans death-bed. and that subse-
la-lt 90 lis death not known APP
pareuLy 10 Mrs. Piper, he statement
Uus made by Phinuit that he had in
Ilru-rd OF tried 10 persuade the man
iu reference To these matters. The
coincidence Is uumistakabie and the
cause Is suggested BY Ihe very nature
vf the -purno'aeua and the conditions
under which they occurred. But We
should have a large mass Of such In
CidentS IC give The hypothesis some
thing like scientific proof.
Ihe next case IS a most important
one. II is connected with an expert
meut by DT. HDdgs0n with Mrs. piuer.
as au Incidental feature Of the sitting.
with incidents quoted BIZ him in rN-
SION accompanying real OF alleged
Dee useful To quote the report on that
point. before u|arrntlug the incident
itself as the circumstances associated
with d facts are important in the
understanding OF the ease, While they
also suggest "a view Of the phenomena
which may explain the Carity Of them
The Washington times., 1907-01-06
Never Saw

The mother confirms this narrative
and inquiry brings out the following
facts. The boy had never known his
grandmother. who had died twenty
years ago. His sister had died four
wears before his own birth. Roy IL
the name OF a friend OF the child and
DE had died about a year previous.
II viii be apparent that the instance
is not IN any respect an %evidential one.
There is no way 10 displace the as
sumption that the phenomena We're
Authorizations until better indications
of their real nature can be obtained by
further Investigations, II that can ever
be done. II is natural to suppose that
the critical condition OF the mind ahd
body would give rise 10 these and sim
liar phantasms. especially in certain
kinds of natures. The natural assump-
ton may nor be the right one. but IL
is the only one that science can toll
crate until its credentials are better
satisfied by evidences of b super
normal There Is nothing in this in
stance That can De verified as not a
natural and subjective effect OF the
conditions associated with dissolution
unless il be The systematic group OF
The Washington times., 1907-01-06

Piper a Few days afterward. and she
told her imy Wlfei that M father
would die iu a few weeks.
About the middle of May my father
died very suddenly in London from
heart failure. when he was recovering
from a very slight attack OF bronchitis.
and the very DAY that his doctor had
pronounced him out OF danger, Pre-
vious 10 this Mrs. Piper las DR..
Phiuuitl had told me that D would
eudeaYor 10 influence my father about
certain matters connected with his
viii before he died. Two DAYS after
/ received the cable announcing his
death my wife and i went 20 see Mrs.
Piper. and n (PhinuiD spoke OF his
presence. and Of his sudden arrival In
the spirit world. and said that he tDr.
PhinuitD had e~ndeaVOred 10 persuade
him In these matters while my father
was sick DIT. Phinuit told me the
state OF the will. and described the
principal executor. and sail that he
ltIe EXECUTOR would max a certain
disposition in my favor. subject 70 the
consent OF the other two executors
when I got In London. England. Three
weeks afterward i arrived IN London
found the principal executor 20 be the
man DR. Phinuit had described. The
viii went materially as he (Dr. Phi
mutt had stated. The disposition was
mad iH my favor. n my sister, who
was chiefly al my fathers bedside the
last three days OF his life. told me he
had repeatedly complained OF the pres
eLCe OF an cid man al the DOT OF his
bed. VINO annoyed him b. discussing
his priyate affairs"
The Washington times., 1907-01-06
James II. Hyslop, of Columbia UnIUer-
y Tells of Curious PSychIcal Phenomena
ade Known Through DeatRbed Visions
Formation OF American SOCIETY," for PSp-
IcQI Research.

ton OF the dying person II we should
ma that they bear evidences lea any
case OF s-upeTnOTmal Information they
would become especially significant
But one of the most important things
10 study in them would be their rela-
ton To instances of Authorization un-
der the same circumstances hat had
no coincidenIaI value. That is. We
need 10 study their statistical aspects
which would require "a comparison OF
the really or apparently coincideutal
cases with those which arc uumis-
takably hallucinatOry and subjective
In their origin. For this a large col
lection is necessary. and this can DO
made without any presumpTi0us re-
garding their explanation. Z shall
illustrate the kind which are paTticu-
larry interesting and suggestive They
are as described above. Instances ia
which dying persons seem 20 see pre-
viously deceased friends. claiming in
cases 10 be present for the purpose OF
aiding lu D passage OF death. When
th.s claim OF assistance in the crisis
OF death is made IL is through me
diums, n II Is sometimes or gene.-
ally made Wheu there has been no evil
delce al the death scene thar such a
presence was remarked. / snail give
a few illustrations Of both kinds.
The Washington times., 1907-01-06
Quotes DIR. MinOt Savage

quote next a well-autnenticated
instance on the authority or Dr. MlnoL
j.. Savage. He records lt In his 'Psy-
chic Facts and Theories He also
told me personally OF the facts and
gave me b names and addresses OF
tfe persons on whose authority he
tells the incidents 4 am not permitted
90 menu0u them. But the story Is as
follows.
I'm a n~eigab0riug city were two lit
tie girls, Jennie and Edith, one about
eight ears oi age and the other but a
little older. They were schoO-nates
and Intimate friends. IN June. 1858.
both were taken ia of d~ipltnerla. AT
noon on wednesday. Jeuuie died Then
The parents or Edith. % utr pn@sl-
clan as well, look particular pains 10
keep from her the fact that her little
playmate was gone. They feared TIE
effect OF The knowledge on her Own
condition To prove D they sue
ceedel and that she did not know, 10
may be mentioned that on saturday,
june S. al noon. just before she be-
came unconscious OF all thar Was pass
ing about her. she selected " % her
photographs 10 be sent 10 Jennie and
also told her attendants 20 bid her
gOOd-by.
she died az haIf-past @ o'clock on
The evening OF Saturday, June s. She
mad reused and hidden her friends
E0Od-by and was talking uI dying ana
seemed 10 haFe no Tear. SHr appeared
20 see one and another OF the friends
she knew were lea SO Tar 10 was
ike the common cases
but how suddenly, and with every
appearance OF surprise. she turned 10
her father, and exclaimed, Why,
papa, 1 am going 10 O. ke Jennie with
me" Then she added. Why, papa.
Why. papa, You did not tell me that
Jennie was here. And Immediately
she reached out her arms as II IN
welcome. and said. %. Jennie. I'm 50
glad o. are here.
The Washington times., 1907-01-06
Husbands ApparitiOn.

other cases of a similar nature
have come 10 my attention. but / have
not yet been able 90 have a hrst-hand
account made for me. 1 remember
that my stepmOther Told me that he
mother. while dying, saw an appari-
ton OF her husband who had died
many years before. Such incidents
are probably relatively numerous. but
as they are not recorded or examined
carefully they can only be subjects OF
sceptical consideration
But 1 have a group OF incidents
which are much more suggestive Of
something unusual and possibly quite
Significant. Some Of them involve a
record and conhrmatory support that
gives them Importance. The first of
this group is one dictated 10 me and
taken down verbatim by the two per-
sons who knew the facts. They are
both Intelligent and trustworthy wit
nesses. NOT more liable 10 errors in
uch Thugs than ali OF US. II in
VOWED circumstances which give Pc
culiar value TO the incident as the
story viii v9ueh for itself. / quote
the narrative as ! took K down.
-Four or hve weeks before my sons
death Mrs. S. was With me-sha
was my friend and a psychic-and a
message was given me that little
The Washington times., 1907-01-06
Communications Confused.

THAT persons Just deceased. says
DR. HOdsson. should be extremely
confused and unable To communicate
directly. or even al all. seems perfect
lv natural after the shock aud wrench
OF u-stu. Thus In the case of Hart.
lie Was unable 10 write the second
day after death. Ia another case q
friend OF mine. whom / NAV call D.
wrote WIKI what appeared 10 be much
ulIucuits, MS name and the words, 4
am all right row. Adisu,' within two
OF three DAYS OF his death. IN another
case, f., a near relative OF Madame
elisa. was unable TO write on the
morning after his death. On the
second day after, when a strange was
present with me for a sitting. he wrote
two or three sentences, saying. / am
too weak 70 articulate clearly and
not many days later he wrote fairly
wei and clearly. and dictated 10
Madam Elisa deceased. as aman-
uensis.-a al o OF his feelings al
finding himself in his new surround
iugs."
Ia a footnote DIT. Hodgson adds an
account OF what this Madame Elisa
communicated regarding the man. /
quote this in full. Referring TO this
+. and Madame Elisa. he saws:
THE notice Of his death was in a
Boston paper. and / happened 10 see
II on my way to the sitting. The first
writing Of the sitting came from
Madam Elisa. without my EXPECTING
&c.. She wrote clearly and strongly,
explaining that T.. was there with her.
but unable 10 speak directly. that she
wished 20 give me an account Of how
she had helped +. TO reach her. She
said that she had been present at his
death-bed. and had spoken 20 him.
and she repeated what she had said.
an unusual form Of expression. and
indicated that he had heard and rec
ognized her. This was confirmed in
detail in the only way possible al the
The Washington times., 1907-01-06
How Science is Interested.

The interest which such phenomena
may have for science viii depend upon
a variety of considerations. The first
is that We shall be able 20 attest their
existence and their nature The second
is that We shall have some reason 10
believe that they have "a selectlve char
acter pertinent 10 their apparent sig
nihcance. The third is THAI we shall
have some means OF distinguishing
them from those caITicious n kaleid-
oscope phenomena that are cIassinable
as ordinary h-allucinauons. The fourth
Is that their characteristic shall sug-
gest some coincidental incidents not re-
ferable 70 chance. % at the same
time distinguishable from others pos
sibly due 10 subjective causes. IL viii
not be any easy task 20 conduct such
an investigation. but il is possible. by
long efforts and perseverance. 10 ac-
cumulate facts enough for some sort
or study a analysis. The method Of
enect.ng this object viii be the subject
OF discussion later in this article. We
must first describe the phenomena 10
which attention needs 10 De called.
The phenomena which have In
mind arc a type OF ]apparIti0n- What
ever their explanation. they have D
characteristic which distinguishes
them from ordinary dellria. They rep
resent the appearance OF deceased
persons 10 the vision. Imagination. or
other source Of sensory representa-
The Washington times., 1907-01-06
Not Easy TO Account.

As DIT. Savage remarks la
ton with the story. ~ is not so easy
to account for this nclden by me
ordinary theory of Authorization. We
have To suppose a casual coincidence
al the same time. u while We should
have 10 suppos this for any Isolated
case like the present one the mutt
~plication of them, with proper crrden
Iials, -ouId suggest some other eN-
p~lanat{on. whatever IL might be.
shall turn next To two Instances
which are associated with the expert
ments and records OF AIRS PIPER.
They both represent b allegation OF
death-bed apparitIons. and statements
through Mrs. Piper purportlng 10 rep
resent communications from the de
ceased showing a coincidence win
what was otherwise known OF allesed
10 have taken place at the crisis OF
death. The records In these cases are
unusually good, having been made by
Dr. Richard HOdgSon- l quote his re-
ports. The FIRST Instance Is the eN-
uerienCe of "A man VINO gives only
initials for his name. but was well
known 20 DIT. Hodgson. II occurred ~
"A sitting with Mrs. Piper.
About the end of March OF last
wear QSSS) / made her airs. Piper a
visit-having been in the habit Of do
ing so. since early in February. about
once a fortnight. She told me that a
death OF a near relative OF mine would
occur IN about six weeks, from which
should realize some peCuniary adj
vantages. naturally thought Of my
father who WAS I'm advanced years.
and whose description Mrs. Piper had
given me very accurately some week
o rtwo previously. She had not spoken
OF him as my father. but merely as a
person nearly connected with me. I
asked her at this sitting whether this
person was the one who would die.
but she declined TO state anything
more clearly 10 me. Nv wife to whom
j was then engaged, went TO see Mrs.
The Washington times., 1907-01-06

deceased persons involved. For the
psychologist and the psychologist this
goes without saying. and the MENTION
az 10 here is only 10 emphasize for the
general reader the confident opinion
which scienCe would entertain regard
ing such Incidents. Science might not
have better evidence tina this special
case if Authorization han the believer
ia ms reality has for this character.
hut the mass OF facts In human expert
eDce connected with abnormal mental
and physical conditions associated with
disease aud death would predispOse
any cautious person in favor Of The
scientific Interpretation as either more
The Washington times., 1907-01-06

II HERE is a group Of psychic phe-
nomena which are Well worthy
OF a most searching investiga-
ton. ! refer 10 the alleged Wis
Ions which many dying persons are
sAi 20 have had of friends who have
passed away before them. In some
cases they seem TO have a coincideh-
tai Importance hat may give them
some scientific value II well enough
sttssted as facts.
IL would be natural TO Suppose that
the crisis or death would often be at
tended by all sorts of Authorizations.
We know how disease and accident
lead 10 deliria in which all sorts OF
hallucinatory experiences occur and
narcotics and -auesthetics evoke similar
phenomena in various degrees. They
are but illustrations OF influence which
disturb the normal activity and. func-
tons OF the organism. so that the
non-co-Ordination of central functions
results IN the stimulation Of realities
by all sorts OF phanrasmaI forms.
Death Is a particularly disiHtegrating
process and We should expect similar
mental disturbances IN its progress.
OEuaAtY tic A4AtOA AA4aIAAAA4a &AN 81
paralyzed by IL that we should expect
little evidences OF sensory phantasms.
One way OF indicating what dying eX-
psriences are IN any clear manne
seems possible and that is by speech.
When this occurs the subject u
retain enough OF mis- normal motor
activity 70 give expression 10 his men
tai experiences. IndistincI indications
may be given by motor actions in the
eyes. But what We should discover
from occular movements OF a dying
person would be doubtful and possibly
capable OF various interpretations.
II would be the same with hearing
But when speech Is retained. enough
may be uttered for us 10 ascertain the
nature OF the experience Of the dying
person, and occasionally. dying per
sons utter ineligible sentences. which
convey unusual Information. II is such
that ought 10 be the subject OF a very
careful Investigation. i propose here
to suggest that a census of them
might easily be collected and made the
subject OF statistical study and psy-
Geological analysis.
The Washington times., 1907-01-06

Bright Eyes tcOntroD would be with
my son who was then in with cancer.
The night before his death he COM
planned that there was A little girl
about his bed and asked who IL was.
This was at Muskoka, I60 miles north
of Toronto. He had not Known what
Airs. s. had told me. lust before
his death, about five minutes. he
roused. called his nurse for a drink OF
wafer. and said clearly. 4 think they
are taking me. AfterWsId seeing the
possible significance OF This / wrote
to Miss A. and asked her 10 see
Mrs. S. and try 10 and why the
word they was used, underscoring
it in the letter. as 1 always supposed
the boys father would be with him at
death. Miss A. went TO see Mrs.
s.. and did not mention the let
ter. When 1 saw Mrs. s. more
sitting and Guthrie. my son. came and
lying on the bed and felt he was be-
ing lifted out OF his body and at that
point all pain left His first impulse
was 10 get back into his body. but
he was being drawn away He was
taken up into q cloud and he seemed
10 be a part OF IL. His feeling was
that he was being taken by invisible
hands into rarined air that was so de-
iightful. He spoke OF his freedom
from pain and said thar he saw his
father beyond"