The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-27

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mysterious affair"
'Is it vision?" l interrupted.
Something of that order, but very clear.
So clear that l could draw distinc. picture
of all that transpired. Furthermore, | can
call up the vision at will / am almost sure
I could do it while you are here. The only
difficulty is that l not able to write any,
thing during the time of the manifestation.
Nv hands absolutely paralyzed"
II shall be happy to write down what you
dictate" I urged.
every good! That settles the matter" he
replied ~ shall try for something immedi-
atey There on the table pencil and pa
per. Or use a pen-whatever you want"
In few minutes l waiting for the
great moment, pencil in hand. NV aged host
leaning back in his chair, covered his eyes
with his hands and reapsed into appar-
emily comatose condition.
For ten minutes he remained absolutely
motionless. Then, Strengthening up like one
in trance he began in low and hollow
voice:
"This is a revelation of events of univer-
sal character which must shortly come to
pass. Their spiritual outlines are now before
M eyes. see floating upon the surface OF
the sea of human fate the huge silhouette of
a nude woman She is-with her beauty, poise
hef smile, neT JeWelS- super NeHus. wa
tions rush mady after her, each of them ca
ger to attract her especially. But she, like
an eternal courtesan, firts with them all. In
her hair ornaments of diamonds and iubies is
engraved her name, Commercialism.' AS al
Turing and bewitching she seems, much de-
struction and agony follow in her wake. Her
breath, reeking of sordid transactions. her
voice of metallic character like gold. and her
look of greed are much poison to the ma
tions who fall victims to her charms.
"And, behold, she has three gigantic arms
with three torches of universal corruption in
her hands. The first torch represents the
flame of war, that the beautiful courtesan
carries from city to city and country to coun-
try Patriotism answers with flashes of hon
est flame, but the end is a roar of guns and
of muskets.
"The second torch bears the fame of big
otry and hypocrisy 1t lights the lamps only
in temples and on the affairs of sacred insti-
tutions 1t carries the seed of falsity and
fanaticism 1t kindes the minds that are
still in cradles and follows them to their
graves.
1.-The third torch is that of the law that
dangerous foundation of all unauthentic ira
ditions which first does it's fatal work in the
family, then sweeps through the larger world
of literature, art and craftsmanship.
1.-THE great conflagration will start about
1912, set by the torch of the first arm in the
countries in southeastern Europe. 1t will
develop into destruction and calamity in 1913
In that year I see all Europe in flames and
bleeding | hear the lamentations of huge
battlefields.
"By about the year 1915 the strange figure
from the north-a new, enters the stage OF
the bloody drama He is man of little mil
itaristic training, writer or journalist but
in his grip most of Europe will remain until
1925.
"The end of the great calamity will mark
a new political era for the old world. There
will be left no empires or kingdoms but the
world will form federation of the United
States of Nations There will remain only
four great giants-the Anglo-Saxons, the
Latins, the Slavs and the Mongolians.
after the year 1925 see change in re-
lieious sentiment. The second torch of the