Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-04-12

/ Son OF the Republic. look and learn.
while at the anne time my visitor
extended her arm eastwardly. ISnow
beheld heavy vapor at a distance
rising fold upon fold. This gradually
dissipated, and 4 looked upon a strange
scende. Before me lay spread out in
one vast plain all9the countries st the
world-Europe, Asia, Africa and Am.
erica. | saw rolling and tossing be.
tween Europe and America the bill.
lows Of the Atlantic. and between Asia
and America, the Pacific. Son Of the
Republic said the same mysterious
voice as before. look and learn. at
that moment I beheld a dark shadowy
being like an angel standing, or, rath-
er. floating, in midair between Europe
and America. Dipping water out OF
the ocean in the hollow OF each hand
he sprinkled some upon America with
his right hand, while with his left
hand he cast some upon Europe. I'M
mediately a dark cloud. raised from
each Of these countries, and Joined IN
midocean. For a while it remained
stationary, and then it moved slowly
westward, until it enveloped America
in its murky folds. Sharp flashes Of
iightning cleaned through it at inter
walls. and I heard the smothered
groans and cries Of the American PEG.
ipe.
"a second time the, angel dipped
water from the ocean and sprinkled
it as before. The dark cloud was
then drawn back to the ocean, in
whose heaving waves it sank from
: view. A third time, l heard the mys.
FERROUS voice saying: Son Of the Re.
public, look and learn, / cast my
eyes upon America. and beheld vii.
lagos and towns and cities springing
up one after another until the whole
land, from the Atlantic to the Pacific
was dotted with them. Again / heard
the systerious voice say: Son Of the
/ Republic, the end Of the century
come, look and learn. At this the
dark shadowy angel turned his face
southwark, and from Africa / saw an
ill-omened specter approach our land
| It fitted snowy and heavily over
town and city. Of the latter; the in
habitants presently set themselves
In battle array against each other.
"As ! continued looking, / saw a
bright angel, on whose brow rested q
crown of light, ons which was traced
union bearing the American nag,
which was placed between the divid.
ed nation, and said: Remember, ye
are brethren. Instantly the inhabit-
ants, casting from them their wea-
pons became friends once more, and
united around the national standard.
And again, I heard the mysterious
voice, saying: Son of the Republic.
the end Of the century cometh, look
and learn At This the dark shad-
owy angel placed a trumpet in his
mouth, and blew three distinct blasts,
and taking water from the ocean, he
sprinkled it upon Europe, Asia and
Africa. Then my eyes beheld a fear
ful scene. From each Of these coun-
tries arose thick black clouds, that
were soon Joined into one. And
throughout this mass there cleaned
a dark, red light by which / saw the
ihordes of armed men, who, movino
with the cloud, marched by land and
sailed by sea to America, which coun-
try was enveloped in the volume OF
the cloud. And I dim1y saw these
vast armies devastating the whole
country, and burn the villages, towns,
and cities that / beheld springing up.
AS my ears listened to the laundering
of cannon, clashing Of swords, and
shouts and cries of millions in mortal
combat. / again heard the mysterious
voice saying: Son Of the Republic,
look and learn.
When the voice ceased, the dark,
shadowy angel placed the trumpet
once more to his mouth, and blew d
long, powerful blast